QAGOMA | Michael Zavros discusses his mural 'Acropolis Now' 2023 @QAGOMA_Australia | Uploaded July 2023 | Updated October 2024, 8 hours ago.
Hear from artist Michael Zavros as he creates the massive mural 'Acropolis Now' 2023 as part of 'The Favourite' exhibition (24 Jun – 2 Oct 2023) at GOMA.
‘I like the light, touristy gesture of creating this selfie moment underneath the Acropolis. When you go to the Acropolis, you’re aware of the weight of it. The Greek people – my people – invented so much of the mathematics, art and philosophy my kids are learning at school now. We were overachievers, until one day we weren’t, and this famous building on the hill of Athens reminds contemporary Greeks of what we once were. Now everybody’s claiming what’s theirs, and repatriation is part of that conversation. I’m thinking, how do I contribute to that? It’s something my kids are interested in. At school, they are encouraged to investigate who they are and where they come from. A lot of our conversations are about this.’
Michael Zavros
Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) Brisbane Australia
© Queensland Art Gallery Board of Trustees, 2023
#QAGOMA #irresistibleGOMA #michaelzavros
Hear from artist Michael Zavros as he creates the massive mural 'Acropolis Now' 2023 as part of 'The Favourite' exhibition (24 Jun – 2 Oct 2023) at GOMA.
‘I like the light, touristy gesture of creating this selfie moment underneath the Acropolis. When you go to the Acropolis, you’re aware of the weight of it. The Greek people – my people – invented so much of the mathematics, art and philosophy my kids are learning at school now. We were overachievers, until one day we weren’t, and this famous building on the hill of Athens reminds contemporary Greeks of what we once were. Now everybody’s claiming what’s theirs, and repatriation is part of that conversation. I’m thinking, how do I contribute to that? It’s something my kids are interested in. At school, they are encouraged to investigate who they are and where they come from. A lot of our conversations are about this.’
Michael Zavros
Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) Brisbane Australia
© Queensland Art Gallery Board of Trustees, 2023
#QAGOMA #irresistibleGOMA #michaelzavros
