![]() But upon reflection, she said the Cloaca machine opened her mind and argued that perhaps it was the future of art.įor Silva, her favorites were a soundproof room of 30 Madonna fans who were individually filmed singing a capella the artist’s Immaculate Collection album. “It’s confronting,” said Margarita Silva, a Melbourne-based dentist making during her third trip to the MONA.ĭetractors argue that some of the pieces don’t belong to a museum, which is also what Malnic initially thought. ![]() It caused controversy in 1999, with then-New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani reportedly describing Ofili’s work as “sick”.Īnother much-talked-about piece is the Matrix by Jenny Saville, a full-frontal large painting of a naked transgender woman with his modified genitals exposed. Pieces include Chris Ofili’s Holy Virgin Mary, which features elephant dung and porn-magazine cutouts of genitals. “It definitely challenges your interpretation of what art is,” said Malnic. ![]() “It put me off because of the overwhelming assault on the senses,” said Diane Malnic, a Sydney-based accountant. The smell is so powerful that not many visitors can take it. The food is ground up “naturally,” the way it is in the human body, and the device produces faeces on the clock at 2 pm at the other end. ![]() SYDNEY (Reuters) - Smelling excrement may not be everyone’s idea of fun, but for those who like to push the boundaries, Australia’s most controversial new museum may be just what they are looking for.ĭubbed “the subversive adult Disneyland”, the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) is located in Tasmania and features around 400 works of art from Egyptian mummies to Young British Artists including Chris Ofili and Jenny Saville.īut the most talked-about piece is the Cloaca Professional, labeled the “poo-machine.” It was built by Belgian artist Wim Delvoye to mimic the actions of the human digestive system.Ī series of glass receptacles hang in a row with the machine being “fed” twice a day on one end. ![]()
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