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Visual Arts
Video still Eugenia Lim, The Australian Ugliness (2018); courtesy the artist
For the last four years, Melbourne-based artist Eugenia Lim has been putting on a Mao-like gold suit and assuming the character of The Ambassador. But this decision is more than roleplaying or public spectacle for Lim.
By taking on this persona she tackles old stereotypes and new roles in uncovering the Australian-Asian narrative, and how the systemic framework around us – such as architecture, workforce and politics – shape and update those values.
Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW.
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