The work of talented Australian visual artist, Polyxeni Papapetrou is currently featuring at the National Gallery Victoria, in an exhibition titled ‘Transmission – Legacies of the Television Age’, which is running from now until 13 September 2015.
As television was one of the most critical technological creations of the 20th century, the thematic exhibition is one which reflects upon the impact of the television age on art and contemporary culture in a bid to also consider the future direction of the impact of technology globally.
To do so, the exhibition features works from a range of Australian and international artists whereby responses to television, sets and screens, visual broadcasting and the transmission of information are offered.
Works date as far back as the 1950s, when television was a national mass medium, to today. The exhibition also offers an insight into television as a global means of communication, a filter of media and the news, and a vehicle for the transmission of reality, information and pop culture.
Polyxeni Papapetrou’s black and white photographic print entitled Arthur Hibbert, sculptor and painter with television people is part of the ‘Transmission’ exhibition. As a photographic artist, Papapetrou explores the relationship between social realms such as history, contemporary culture and identity, evident in her photographic feature for ‘Transmission’.
Head to the National Gallery of Victoria, located at 180 St Kilda Road, between now and mid-September to view Papapetrou’s work and many others that analyse the impact of one of humanity’s most critical technological creations.