Framing time, telling stories: the fascinating art of Michael Platt

June 30 2012 — August 26 2012

Michael Platt is an African American artist who has exhibited widely in the USA. As an artist new to Australian audiences Platt brings photographs that are pure ecstasy and which employ aesthetic and technological skills which particularly resonate with the story of the African American sensibility and its predicament.

 

AWARDS

  • 2013, Museums and Galleries National Awards – Winner. Exhibition (Temporary), Level 2 ($20,000 – $150,000), Paperworks |Nine Exhibitions.
  • 2013, Museums Australia Multimedia and Publication Design Awards – HIGHLY COMMENDED. Exhibition Branding, Level B, Paperworks | Nine Exhibitions. Designer: Clare Hodgins.
  • 2013, Museums Australia Multimedia and Publication Design Awards – HIGHLY COMMENDED. Exhibition Catalogue (Small) Level B. Paperworks | Nine Exhibitions. Designer: Clare Hodgins
  • 2013, Museums Australia Multimedia and Publication Design Awards – WINNER. Poster, Level B, Paperworks | Nine Exhibitions. Designer: Clare Hodgins.