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In his list of reasons to vote for Kevin Rudd, Robert Manne includes:
If Rudd is elected, the gulf between the government and the country’s creative artists will be bridged.
No more dissent! Government and artists united as one! Everybody kissing and painting the big giant heroic portraits!
Our nation’s artists will be pleased to know they’re seen as so compliant. Meanwhile, Jules Crittenden takes a look at an inventor, artist, engineer and student.
Peter Garrett? I thought that was Lurch after a long bender.
Posted by Andrea Harris, Administrator on 2007 09 23 at 08:20 PM • permalink
So, how long it will be before the arts community graces each elecorate with statue of Rudd to stand on the street corner and every school child will be issued with a copy with Midnight Oil’s Beds Are Burning for the English curriculum and made to study Rudd’s My Space page as an example of multimedia?
—Nora
Posted by The Thin Man Returns on 2007 09 23 at 09:03 PM • permalink
We read a real artist has died. Frank Hyde MBE, OAM – the voice of rugby league for more than three decades – has died.
He had a top 10 hit with Danny Boy in the 1970s, but he will be best remembered for his colourful calls of the Sydney rugby league premiership. Hyde had been ill since suffering a stroke earlier this year, he was 91.
Another era ends.
Posted by stackja1945 on 2007 09 23 at 09:09 PM • permalink
I love it when governments bridge the gap with artists.
Posted by Infidel Tiger on 2007 09 23 at 10:12 PM • permalink
Correct me if Im mistaken but wasnt that the opening night audience for Little fish?
Heres an example of the value for money a “Rudd” grant might be worth.
This article from Marr is a doozy One of the problems in Australia is that we have no death duties to avoid…
Go to page 13 to see the amazing diversity of shows in Australia around the last few years.
Posted by thefrollickingmole on 2007 09 23 at 10:43 PM • permalink
This was interesting (from Mole’s link)
On ABC TV’s Insiders, Barrie Cassidy asked the Treasurer if he were
annoyed by the thinly disguised portrait of him in the play. He was.
“What else can they say about you: mass killer, serial adulterer? You
know, in some sections of the theatre anyone who votes Liberal is just
considered fair game.” So what could the arts industry could look forward
to while he was treasurer or prime minister, Cassidy asked. The contender
replied: “I will always make a good subject for their plays, Barry. I would
only ask they be a little more accurate in the future.” We need to know,
this is a man who took Two Brothers literally, personally and politically.Hmmm, so the left criticise someone who is being portrayed as a murderer and an adulterer for taking it too litrally? What was it they were saying about the Bush ‘Mandela’ speech the other day?
Marr is a turd. I’d love to see him paid out in spades.
#21 – Nic, I saw “Two Brothers” at the STC a few years ago.
Laughed my head off. The stereotyping of a right wing politician was just hilarious. I think I laughed longer and louder than anyone else in the audience. It was so stupid, it was side splitting.
Although I often found myself laughing alone…
Posted by mr creosote on 2007 09 23 at 11:44 PM • permalink
But only if this bloke’s runnin’ it.
OK I’ve bridged – can i get my grant now please, or do I have to wait until they’re elected
Posted by eeniemeenie on 2007 09 24 at 12:36 AM • permalink
When Helen Clark became Secretary General of the NZ Supreme Soviet…err. I mean PM, one of the first things she did was introduce a special dole for artists. Suddenly we had artists cropping up everywhere. One of my mates had a kid who was a no hoper druggy. He even got it. Maybe your Aussie artists will be likewise treated if Rudd becomes PM.
Posted by brian_smaller on 2007 09 24 at 05:57 AM • permalink
So from now on will they be Speaking Power to Power? Or just Speaking Truth to Themselves?
Posted by Paul Zrimsek on 2007 09 24 at 12:45 PM • permalink
Did Manne put that down as a ‘for’ or as an ‘against’?