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Latest in Entertainment. The project will be cancelled. Many Mona staff members had signed a letter penned by curator Emma Pike and sent to him, denouncing Sierra’s project. Trawlwulwuy artist and Aboriginal Heritage Officer Fiona Hamilton has exhibited her work as part of Dark Mofo in the past and acted as a consultant to the festival. Key points: Aboriginal artists are being urged to boycott the Dark Mofo festival and MONA after the flag controversy Some have taken to social media calling for the festival's creative director Leigh Carmichael to resign Walsh has posted to his blog he initially thought it would appeal to … MONA's David Walsh apologises for Dark Mofo flag controversy as calls grow for Carmichael to go 23 Mar 2021, 7:41 p.m. Sierra’s project probably would have failed anyway due to a … Read More » November 16, 2020 "I would say Leigh Carmichael needs to resign. Gomeroi journalist Madeline Hayman-Reber relayed her distaste by asserting, “our blood is sacred, your art is not. On 20th March, the organisers of the creative arts festival Dark Mofo put out a chilling call to First Nations people on Instagram: “we want your blood.” Furthermore, the exploitation of Indigenous bodies to fulfil a violent fantasy reveals an ignorance that negates the reality of how trauma is transgenerational. Carmichael also claimed it was a “mistake” that he had “hurt” Indigenous communities, signing off by offering his apologies to First Nations people. "Had all this gone swimmingly: blood collected, naff anti-colonial point made, feedback positive, who would have benefited? The Dark Mofo Controversy: “We are not Props for your White Guilt Art”, “Bitches,” They Get Stuff Done; Proving The Resilience Of The Sisterhood, “A Sheep With A Wolf’s Jacket On”: Christchurch Terrorist Sentenced To Life Without Parole, Attorney Against Terror Bill Stabbed In Iloilo. Ms Hamilton said Dark Mofo needed to learn from the experience. "Your name and brand is now marked as culturally unsafe.". "At the end of the day we should not be lending our work, and we should not be lending our black bodies and our First Nations bodies to places that actually don't want to have proper respectful relationships with us.". Earlier this month, a promotional image was posted by organisers on behalf of the artist which ignited criticisms against Sierra, his proposed artwork titled the Union Flag, and the festival’s curators. "The Australia Council does not have the power to appoint or remove board members.". Following his defence, Dark Mofo later posted on social media that Sierra’s project would not proceed. As summarised by Trawlwoolway/Plangermaireener artist Jamie Graham-Blair “Indigenous bodies are not tools to be used by colonisers. Specifically, they protested against the rhetoric that Dark Mofo’s decision to hold Sierra’s instalment was confronting because of its “groundbreaking conceptual practice”. The National Union of People’s Lawyers (N.U.P.L.) Dark Mofo is a captivating midwinter festival unlike any other.Skewing strange and awry, visitors will find offbeat theatre productions alongside retrospectives of classic films, light shows and late openings of the lauded local museum, Mona, that the festival runs in conjunction with.If you're planning on attending the next festival, here's a taste of what you'll be in for. Artist Mike Parr to be buried under a road for three days at Dark Mofo. "We apologise to all First Nations people for any hurt that has been caused. The Dark Mofo ad campaign (Image: Dark Mofo) Given that David Walsh, founder of MONA and Dark Mofo, made his fortune off gambling, it might have been worth taking a bet on when his festival of transgression would eventually really land itself in it. The. Dark Mofo’s Union Flag controversy. It is clear that Dark Mofo’s organisers and curators sought to retain and remind audiences of their ‘edgy’ status. Less than 24 hours after defending the work after strong nationwide outrage against the concept — Union Flag by Spanish artist Santiago Sierra — Dark Mofo creative director Leigh Carmichael announced they were cancelling it. Controversy outweighing the quality of the work is bad art.” He ended his statement with “don’t send any more urine-soaked pillows to me, because I have nothing to do with this inanity and disavow it as an individual and on behalf of Team Mona Foma.” Hey @Dark_Mofo.. you know what’s really edgy and wild in Australia? Participants will be invited to donate a small amount of blood to the artwork, facilitated by a medical professional before the festival”. In his blog post, Walsh said he had been "talking to Leigh Carmichael" in the wake of the outrage. "Speak to the people of whom they would like to represent would be the main message," she said. As mentioned earlier, Dark Mofo is no stranger to controversy. Michael Mansell from the Tasmanian Aboriginal Land Council said Dark Mofo should continue with the show "to ensure that the free flow of ideas prevails over short-sighted censorship". “A coloniser artist intending to produce art with the actual blood of colonised people is abusive, colonising and re-traumatising. Multiple MONA staff launched scathing criticisms of the planned work and the decision to commission it, including Violent Femmes band member Brian Ritchie, who is also the artistic director of the museum's summer festival, Mona Foma. Though it has since been removed, the Dark Mofo website explained that the “Spanish artist Santiago Sierra will immerse the Union Jack in the blood of its colonised territories.” The blood would be voluntarily donated by First Nations peoples. "And it frankly sucks that people even have to be so outspoken for the rights of our Indigenous peoples to be considered, let alone prioritised. I approved it without much thought (as has become obvious).". I didn't think much about it at the time". Valentin Cartillier. Dark Mofo 2021 has been mired in convtroversy over the past week since it revealed the premise of a planned art project for this year's festival, and now the event's director has doubled down. Leigh Carmichael further justified that “self-expression is a fundamental human right, and we support artists to make and present their work regardless of their nationality or cultural background’. Spanish artist Santiago Sierra had planned to immerse the British Union Jack flag “in the blood of its colonised territories,” according to the call for donations earlier this month. "This is an important truth that needs to be told but they need to ensure that they're being culturally sensitive at the same time. 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Given this lack of consideration, Indigenous Elders, artists, scholars, politicians, activists and allies mobilised an unrelenting campaign against the exhibition. Dark Mofo has responded to backlash against a controversial art performance piece slated for this year’s festival. Just hours after an ABC interview defending the project, Carmichael took a rare step for the festival and backed away from the controversy. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. The festival – notorious for its provocative and often taboo subject matters – rarely backs down from controversy as it prides itself on darker themes that celebrate the southern winter solstice. However, the pagan inspired midwinter festival has admitted guilt and apologised after a week-long controversy, centred around one of its art projects by Santiago Sierra. While. Dark Mofo’s creative director Leigh Carmichael says he almost quit his role after Union Flag controversy. They already know they've been f***** over by colonialism. This reveals what Māori artist Kira Puru perceives as an omission of “no First Nations folks in your curational/consulting teams.” Additionally, she tweeted how “Sierra’s works are notoriously expensive and to choose to give this piece a platform to tell the story of our First Nations peoples rather than elevating local Indigenous voices reeks of colonial bs in and of itself.”, The Creative Director of Dark Mofo initially defended the plans to immerse the British flag in Indigenous Australians’ blood. Citing the complexities of Sierra’s art, organisers “understood, respect[ed] and appreciate[d] the many diverse views in relation to this confronting project.”. She said the artwork should not have been commissioned in the first place. "We've heard the community's response to Santiago Sierra's Union Flag," he said on Tuesday. At some point in the performance, they engaged with a slaughtered bull. The Dark Mofo arts festival, which is run by the Museum of Old and New Art in Hobart, Tasmania, has pulled the work, which was intended as a statement “against colonialism,” after Indigenous artists around the country decried the work, along with the National Visual Arts Association, several MONA staff members, and other members of the Australian art community. Last year the 73-year-old artist was buried alive under a busy Hobart CBD street in a steel container, in front of 3,000 onlookers. Another light installation – which used artificial fog, surround sound, and strobe lighting – was closed after seven people had suffered seizures. Dark Mofo, which runs from June 16-22, has previously courted controversy by installing inverted red Christian crosses at the Hobart waterfront. "I would call on all First Nations artists to continue to boycott MONA and to continue to boycott Dark Mofo. But she agreed with the sentiment that Dark Mofo needed to do better. He, like me, didn't see the deeper consequences of this proposition. Let's catch you up, Racing NSW boss Peter V'landys loses animal cruelty defamation case against the ABC, US Secretary of State says Australia won't face China's 'economic coercion' alone, This week in US politics: Trump is gloating about his victory over Liz Cheney. The reviews were mixed. In a statement, Mr Mansell said: "Leigh Carmichael should go ahead with the exhibition. What is the Organization for World Peace? AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time), Dozens of Australians barred from India repatriation flight after testing positive to COVID, Australian neo-Nazi leader Thomas Sewell arrested in counter-terrorism raid, 'Self-centred' killer jailed for 44 years as bystanders who caught him praised by judge, Caitlyn stood up to Telstra over a $2,200 phone bill. Winter festival Dark Mofo has scrapped a controversial art work which soaks a British flag in the blood of First Nations peoples. People have every right to disagree with the artist's depiction of the discussion and may be offended by his methods, but they are not sound reasons to stifle the artist's freedom of thought.". As mentioned earlier, Dark Mofo is no stranger to controversy. The Dark Mofo art festival in Tasmania, Australia, has canceled a project that asked for blood donations from Indigenous people, following a backlash. Mona? After initially doubling down on their decision to commission the work, saying “self-expression is a fundamental human right”, on Tuesday Dark Mofo’s creative director apologised and cancelled the work. "Dark Mofo, and particularly Leigh Carmichael, have made a really grave error of judgement around how this would resonate, particularly with First Nations people, not just in Tasmania but around the world," she said. Festival organisers invited expressions of interest for First Nations people who'd been colonised by the British Empire to donate their blood, into which a Union Jack flag was to be immersed and later put on show. In a statement, the Australia Council for the Arts said appointments to its board were "a matter for the Minister for the Arts, in accordance with the Australia Council Act 2013". Dark Mofo revealed earlier this year it was dropping all sponsorship to pursue a cultural agenda “free from restraint”. Sweden’s Olof Palme human rights prize for 2020 has been awarded to the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, Inc. #BlackLivesMatter was founded in 2013. - An Indigenous hut and storytelling, plus a giant church bell salvaged from America, will be among art pieces at Hobart winter festival Dark The artist challenges Tasmanians about whether Aboriginal lands were peacefully or violently taken, and uses the blood-smattered Union Jack to express his view. The post served as an exclusive invitation to First Nation Australians. They could have neither promoted nor cancelled the art and left it up to the artist to decide whether to proceed with his work. Entertainment. Previous art instalments publicly displayed several large inverted red crosses erected across prominent waterfront positions. Previous art instalments publicly displayed several large inverted red crosses erected across prominent waterfront positions. "It drives home how racist this country still is when a progressive arts festival can't even get this right.". The edgy festival is making amends for recent controversy by putting First Nations artists at its centre: but hasn’t given up pushing the boundaries. "Dark Mofo is a winter solstice festival… In the southern hemisphere we have this unique opportunity to explore that theme with clear air and clear space." Despite the organiser’s claims of support from local lutruwita (Tasmanian) Aborigines, the overwhelming response to Union Flag has been negative and deemed deeply offensive. In 2017, registered attendees could watch a three-hour show – marketed as “a bloody sacrificial ritual” – where performers stripped naked, bound themselves on wooden crosses and stretchers. Maori artist Kira Puru was also critical of Carmichael. Zahrah is a PhD candidate specialising in postcolonial studies. The caption read how “expressions of interest are now open to First Nations peoples from countries claimed by the British Empire…who reside in Australia. Who then? Dark Mofo used its social media accounts to announce the cancellation of the work, with hundreds commenting to express their anger. We are not props for your white guilt art.” Considering that the Dark Mofo 2020 festival was cancelled due to COVID, Sierra’s Union Flag was not only a successful attempt to drum up publicity for the upcoming festival but also, as a tone-deaf attempt to stay relevant. We have the program for Dark Mofo 2021, just one month out from the event's kick-off. "I don't think anyone who is so out of touch as to let this project through in the first place, especially after hearing the opposing stance of local elders and members of the MONA/Mofo staff, deserves a place as creative director, nor a seat on any other board in the arts," she wrote. The controversy was fuelled this week by comments from Mark Brown, the Tasmanian director for the Australian Christian Lobby, who suggested Dark Mofo was … However, this position was not held for long. The "we want your blood" controversy currently engulfing Dark Mofo would appear to be it. Tasmania's dark arts festival is making its return after a 2020 cancellation with seven nights of … Black Lives Matter Awarded 2020 Olof Palme Human Rights Prize. A huge number of local artists including Kira Puru, Mo’Ju, and L-Fresh The Lion have added their names to a petition and open letter demanding action from Dark Mofo and Hobart’s Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) following the controversy surrounding the Union Flag artwork. How about centring Blak voices rather than white artists.”, In a similar vein, the prolific Indigenous rapper and artist – Briggs – simply commented on the festival’s original post that “we already gave you enough blood.” It cannot be overlooked how Dark Mofo choose to promote a non-Indigenous artist in place of local Indigenous talent. The idea is disgusting and terrible and should not have been considered,” tweeted the Noongar writer Claire Coleman. “We’ve heard the community’s response to Santiago Sierra’s Union Flag.In the end the hurt that will be caused by proceeding isn’t worth it. The event has courted controversy since its inception, and interstate visitors have noted how different it is to health and safety -obsessed mainland festivals, with one writer calling Dark Mofo "the festival Sydney wouldn't allow." Dark Mofo creative director Leigh Carmichael hit back at early criticism with a statement on Facebook standing by Sierra's work. It has dropped one of its headlining exhibitions. The edgy festival is making amends for recent controversy by putting First Nations artists at its centre: but hasn’t given up pushing the boundaries. Walsh posted to his blog late on Tuesday that two years ago he had been "briefed about Santiago Sierra's Union Flag. 7:25 AM Former Sunrise host Melissa Doyle returns to Channel Seven breakfast show; "Board members need to have enough of a conscience to prevent this from happening, not [be] celebrating the questionable 'provocative' nature," she wrote. The work, Union Flag, by Spanish artist Santiago Sierra, invited First Nations peoples from countries and territories colonised by the British Empire, who live in Australia, to donate blood for the project. The Dark Mofo art festival in Tasmania, Australia, has canceled a project that asked for blood donations from Indigenous people, following a backlash. "I think the near-mutiny that Dark Mofo has experienced internally from its own staff over the last couple of days is not just around this artwork, it's around that festival is operating and what the benefit is to local First Nations artists and local storytelling," she said. Dark Mofo is an annual Tasmanian art festival that has been scheduled to return in June. May 2018. Dark Mofo Responds To, And Doubles Down On, Art Project Controversy Dark Mofo 2021 has been mired in convtroversy over the past week since it revealed the premise of a planned art project for this year’s festival, and now the event’s director has doubled down. Me. Dark Mofo had an easy way out of the controversy it found itself in. Instead, counter-arguments recognised how Union Flag was neither innovative nor ‘decolonising’ but rather, resembled “shock jock art“. Dark Mofo revealed earlier this year it was dropping all sponsorship to pursue a cultural agenda "free from restraint". "Leigh has had a number of years to consider his relationship with First Nations people, particularly in Tasmania, but also in general.". "That view must be allowed to be expressed on the ground of a free flow of ideas alone. The Dark Mofo Controversy: “We are not Props for your White Guilt Art” Dark Mofo is an annual Tasmanian art festival that has been scheduled to return in June. The Gulf of Guinea’s Blue Economy: from Oil through Fish to People. Dark Mofo to turn ashes of dead Tasmanians into fireworks – Sydney Morning Herald. We are sorry.". Nala Mansell from the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre supported the work, saying it was "a great opportunity to raise awareness of the massacres" of Aboriginal people. "Consultation with the Aboriginal community could have been a better way to ensure that this message was made loud and clear without any offensiveness caused to Aboriginal people.". IT wouldn’t be Dark Mofo without a dash of politics, a smidgen of controversy and a few drops of blood. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. "He is suffering (but that's self-inflicted, of course — many suffered because of us, and our privilege). Dark Mofo has announced it will be cancelling Spanish artist Santiago Sierra’s proposed Union Flag art project following significant backlash. Dark Mofo's full line-up is due to be announced next Friday, but some details have been released today. In a statement released today, Dark Mofo creative director Leigh Carmichael announced the Tasmanian festival has decided to cancel its first major project for its 2021 edition in June after growing criticism. The simplicity of four bold words printed in black, donned on a red background, exclaimed that – WE WANT YOUR BLOOD. It has dropped one of its headlining exhibitions. We made a mistake, and take full responsibility. Spanish artist Santiago Sierra had planned to immerse the British Union Jack flag “in the blood of its colonised territories,” according to the call for donations earlier this month. Dark Mofo is one of a few (if not the only) arts festival in Australia that is actually edgy, this year is no different with a piece of art coming under fire for its offensiveness. He invoked the Spanish artist’s words that Union Flag stood as a statement “against colonialism”. "In the end the hurt that will be caused by proceeding isn't worth it. He might have played right into her hands, Perth mum accused of stealing son's Dreamworld ride tragedy compensation payout, NRL live: Wests Tigers and Knights kick off Magic Round, AFL live: Saints take on the Cats at Docklands, 'Not true': Magistrate calls out make-up artist over reasons why she stole $65k from former employer, Parents of 7yo girl who died at Perth Children's Hospital meet Health Minister to outline inquiry, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says harassment is not 'making someone feel uncomfortable'. Dark Mofo: Mona founder unperturbed by controversy over inverted crosses. 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