Liv KenneyUrban Art Centre: A ProposalThis proposal for an arts programme incorporating an exhibition element was for an assignment that looked at the LAB model of contemporary…Mar 20, 2016Mar 20, 2016
Liv KenneyTechnology and The Barnes FoundationI was immediately fascinated when I learned about the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia. The wealthy benefactor, Alfred Barnes, had a very…Mar 20, 2016Mar 20, 2016
Liv KenneyThe poetic exhibition: The shift towards artist(ic) modes and interventionsI really enjoyed writing this essay — it was an interesting exploration of an Australian institution and the innovative ways in which…Mar 20, 2016Mar 20, 2016
Liv KenneyLong Read — Looking Back in the Name of Progress: Curator as ArtistThis essay was written in response to the question: “What curatorial innovation was made by the exhibition or curator studied this week…Mar 20, 2016Mar 20, 2016
Liv KenneyIntersections: Maori — PakehaThis essay looks at the appropriation of traditional Māori motifs by pakeha artists in New Zealand, arguing that the power-dynamic…Mar 20, 20161Mar 20, 20161
Liv KenneyLong Read — The Library of Lorenzo de MediciThis essay was written in response to the prompt: “Select one or two medieval or Renaissance patrons of illuminated books and comment on…Mar 20, 2016Mar 20, 2016
Liv KenneyLong Read — The mis-characterisation of the NGV’s Felton BequestI chose to write this essay primarily because it highlighted a topic I had often heard debated but actually knew very little about. The…Jan 21, 2015Jan 21, 2015
Liv KenneyHeide’s ‘Far Rainbow’ presents a utopian challenge for visitorsFrom 15th of March to 13th of July, 2014, Heide MoMA in Melbourne presented a retrospective of the work of Emily Floyd. Floyd has been a…Jan 21, 2015Jan 21, 2015
Liv KenneyLong Read — “Calendars and Biscuit Tins”: A Case for the Blockbuster ExhibitionShow any Melburnian an image of Giambattista Tiepolo’s painting The Immaculate Conception and they’re guaranteed to say it looks familiar…Jan 20, 2015Jan 20, 2015
Liv Kenney‘The Visit’ and the potential within a portraitI came across this portrait, The Visit by George Bell when I was trawling through old catalogues in the Ian Potter Museum of Art archives…Jan 20, 2015Jan 20, 2015