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To be perfectly honest, I struggled with which works to feature on this show, and perhaps it’s a cop-out to finally go with none. Truth be told, the most inspiring thing about its opening was the turn-out. Amidst Marina Abramovic and Paolo Canevari, to have such a large crowd of supporters at a local, student show is inspiring. I think it was part of Abramavic’s point at her talk, too, no? It’s our job to provoke, and this includes teaching and nurturing young artists to do the same.<\/p>\n
That being said, the Trinity Session have really outdone themselves. It’s my understanding that this exhibition is a result of their provocations in and around what it means to make public art. Some works take risks, others are pretty, still others invite us in, to complete – or interact with – the work.<\/p>\n
Go and support some more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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