macrocephalic@lemmy.world to Australia@aussie.zone · 4 months agoGina Rinehart demands National Gallery of Australia remove her portraitwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down10cross-posted to: australia@aussie.zone
arrow-up112arrow-down1external-linkGina Rinehart demands National Gallery of Australia remove her portraitwww.theguardian.commacrocephalic@lemmy.world to Australia@aussie.zone · 4 months agomessage-square4fedilinkcross-posted to: australia@aussie.zone
minus-squarelemmus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 months ago“Paintings about changing people’s perspectives by using satirical humour as a commentary on power”—and her reaction is to use power and influence to see that her demands are met. Seems like exquisite commentary to me.
minus-squaremacrocephalic@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 months agoI just found the Streisand effect amazing here. I would never have gone to the NGA and seen this painting, but I’ve seen it now.
“Paintings about changing people’s perspectives by using satirical humour as a commentary on power”—and her reaction is to use power and influence to see that her demands are met. Seems like exquisite commentary to me.
I just found the Streisand effect amazing here. I would never have gone to the NGA and seen this painting, but I’ve seen it now.