$58.52
- Hardcover
360 pages
- Release Date
22 October 2014
Summary
This is an extraordinary tribute to an extraordinary place, one that will allow the MONA effect to resonate for years to come.
The inside story of Australia’s most exciting museum.
Hailed as the most important addition to the Australian cultural landscape since the opening of the Sydney Opera House, MONA has shaken up the art world by breathing life and delight back into the museum experience. Visitors are flocking to MONA, but what is it about MONA that makes it such a transf…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780670077861 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0670077860 |
| Author: | Adrian Franklin |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Imprint: | Viking Australia |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 360 |
| Release Date: | 22 October 2014 |
| Weight: | 1.17kg |
| Dimensions: | 249mm x 200mm x 29mm |
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Critics Review
“Much to my surprise, and thankfully, I’m rather enjoying MONA and me being put under the microscope.”
‘Much to my surprise, and thankfully, I’m rather enjoying MONA and me being put under the microscope.’ DAVID WALSH ‘In Australia maybe the future has already arrived at a place that redefines the term art gallery …’ EDMUND CAPON
About The Author
Adrian Franklin
Adrian Franklin trained as an anthropologist in the UK, and has held professorial positions at the University of Bristol, UK and the University of Oslo (Norway). He was the 2009 Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Auckland. He is currently Professor of Sociology at the University of Tasmania. He has worked extensively in TV and radio, most recently as co-host and twentieth century expert for ABC TV’s Collectors and as a regular contributor to the ABC Radio National show By Design. His most recent book was Retro- The Twentieth Century Design Revival (Bloomsbury, 2012).
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