Political works unite TATE, MCA and QANTAS

Politically pesky artworks present a renewed image of contemporary Australian art to British audiences.

17 May 2016

Gina Fairley

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Visual Arts

QANTAS funds a join acquisition program between MCA and TATE; pictured painting by Gordon Bennett not acquired while two others by the artist were; photo ArtsHub

In September last year, the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA), QANTAS and TATE announced that they were hopping into bed together to buy art.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina