(This is most of my banned work, along with the mermaids in the previous post)
Section from Maurice
Blackwater Showdown
Freeridin' Poseidon
Blackwater Bodysurfing
Section from Whaler Boys
And these are my two favourite pieces of Pete's:
Ares (Pete Long)
Scared White Boy In A Black Neighbourhood (Pete Long)
So yeah... On friday afternoon some friends of ours went down to Fremantle to check out the work, only to find that it was no longer up in the gallery space. This was pretty confusing boxing-day news to us, and after a number of phone calls/texts/emails over the next day or so we finally got someone to explain to us that certain important management-types had gone in over Christmas and seen the work, (10 days after it was installed), had taken offense to the content and ordered it to be taken down.
We know this isn't entirely a bad thing - there's nothing cooler than banned art - but the way this was handled by Creatures management was totally unprofessional, and while i will still drink their beer, they don't deserve to be taken seriously as an arts venue.
Because the show was cut so short and a lot of people didn't get to see it, we are considering displaying an expanded version of the exhibition just for a night or two at some Perth venue towards the end of the summer. I'll keep you posted, internet.
