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Michael Keighery, Buddies, 2011, cast and assembled earthenware clay, H: 30 cm photography by Bernie Fisher

Michael Keighery: China Syndrome

May 6, 2011 — June 25, 2011

Free
Michael Keighery, Buddies, 2011, cast and assembled earthenware clay, H: 30 cm photography by Bernie Fisher

Michael Keighery, Buddies, 2011, cast and assembled earthenware clay, H: 30 cm photography by Bernie Fisher

China syndrome is a very large and thoughtful message in only two words. There are also only two cabinets in the exhibition but they mean a lot and are not picked at random. We find ourselves as travellers, voyaging toChina, and connecting with chinaware and its display. The relationship to museum practice and presenting an exhibition is critical, and ceramic modelling is at the heart of it all. What a story, told primarily in clay, metaphors, antonyms and analogies, and done so with humour and comedic wit compounded by fun. What a story wrapped in memory, heritage and intimacy. What a story to enjoy!

 Keighery succeeds in China syndrome because of the humorous and the taxonomy of memory. One allows us to smile and relax while the other allows us to become an involved participant. What more can we ask from an exhibition and its inner meaning? Narrative and story telling; irony and metaphor; emotion, humour, fun and splendour; imagination and fantasy; political and social awareness; skill and creativity all add to the diversity of Keighery’s China syndrome. So, enjoy.

 Joe Eisenberg

Cultural Director

Maitland City Council

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Start:
May 6, 2011
End:
June 26, 2011
Cost:
Free
Event Category:
Exhibitions

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Maitland Regional Art Gallery
230 High Street
MAITLAND, New South Wales 2320 Australia
Phone:
02 4934 9859

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