Event Daniel McKewen: Late Capitalism’s Broken Bromises

Daniel McKewen: Late Capitalism’s Broken Bromises

Talks

8 February 2020
4–5pm

Join artist Daniel McKewen for a timely discussion of late capitalism’s broken promises and its threat to society. The talk takes themes in McKewen’s work—economics, politics, and popular culture—as starting points. It will mark the last weekend of McKewen’s temporary public artwork Promissory Estoppel, projected on the façade of the Judith Wright Arts Centre.

Guest Info

  • Working across a range of media, Daniel McKewen investigates intersections of contemporary art and popular culture; economics, politics, and mass media. In 2013, he was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy from QUT, where he currently lectures in Media Arts. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including the 2014 Sydney Biennale, and New14, at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Naarm/Melbourne. He is represented by Milani Gallery, Meanjin/Brisbane.

Daniel McKewen 'Trickle Down' 2014.

Related Exhibition

Daniel McKewen

Promissory Estoppel

09 Nov–08 Feb 2020

The Institute of Modern Art acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land upon which the IMA now stands, the Jagera, Yuggera, Yugarapul, and Turrbal people. We offer our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the first artists of this country. In the spirit of allyship, the IMA will continue to work with First Nations people to celebrate, support, and present their immense past, present, and future contribution to artistic practice and cultural expression.

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