4-18 november 2006
Opening: Saturday 4 November, 3 pm

> About Context: An Exploration of Value in Four Parts by Alison Kearney

Bring an object to exchange for a small artwork to participate in the project "Put Something In to Get Something Out"

Artist's Statement:
Inside the Melbourne Museum, in the section titled “Australian History”, there is an authentic kitchen-set from the Australian soap opera Neighbours. About Context showcases artworks made during a three month residency in Melbourne, in which I explored issues to do with value and culture through engaging with The Melbourne Museum, a cultural history museum. Parts One and Two of this exhibition include the documentation of a series of performances that were done inside and outside the Melbourne Museum. During the performances members of the public were invited to swap anything of my collection for an item of theirs: they could take something out if they put something in. Through this I began to interrogate notions of cultural value and audience participation in the process of making works of art. Part four of About Context, titled Put Something in to Take Something Out will continue this exploration. To participate in the making of this artwork, gallery visitors are invited to bring any small object to exchange in the gallery space.

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