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Supercharged: The Car in Contemporary Culture

The car has played a pivotal role in Australian cultural life. While travel and communication have been restricted by the tyranny of distance, the car has provided freedom. It has come to play a major role in the business and leisure activities of Australians from every corner of the continent. But the car is more than practical, it is symbolic, a marker of status and identity. Our new touring show Supercharged brings together the work of twelve Australian artists exploring the car's iconic status: Roderick Bunter, Sadie Chandler, Bill Henson, Martin Mischkulnig, Tracey Moffatt, Ben Morieson, Louise Paramor, Patricia Piccinini, Scott Redford, Tim Ryan, Daniel Wallwork, and Anne Zahalka. Essays by Vanessa McRae and Glen Fuller. Supported by Visions of Australia and the Gordon Darling Foundation. / $10