Defining a Movement
Spend some time in the HOTA Gallery Studio to talk through the notion of "cool", with one of the Gold Coast’s coolest cats of all, Art-Work Agency Creative Director, Claudio Kirac. Adjacent to the Pop Masters icons of cool, Claudio will unpack the concept in relation to his own art, design and practice. What happens when the cool goose is co-opted by corporate desire? Are the eggs still golden?
Claudio Kirac is known for his multi-disciplinary approach to his arts practice, working across painting, design, photography and installation, aiming to transcend the boundaries between analogue and digital processes and outcomes, whilst investigating the crossover between contemporary art and popular culture.
Claudio lives and works on the Gold Coast, Australia. His career spans more than 25 years with his work in the collections of HOTA Home of the Arts, The National Library of Australia and Louis Vuitton Asia Pacific.
The Details
When: Sunday, March 19 2023 @ 1PM AEST
Where: The Studio – HOTA Gallery
Duration: 1hr 30mins
Tickets: $20 for Pop Masters ticket holders, $25 without Pop Masters ticket
More about Pop Masters at HOTA
HOTA Gallery’s first-ever international blockbuster exhibition invites you into the world of iconic artists Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, and Jean-Michel Basquiat, with a collection of works never before seen in Australia.
In a world-exclusive exhibition, Pop Masters: Art from the Mugrabi Collection, New York, pairs these three superstars alongside artists inspired by their legacy. Together they paint a unique picture of Pop Art across the past 60 years to present Australia.
Pop Art is larger than life. Often witty and always insightful, it comments on commercial and popular culture by reimagining the world around us - transforming the everyday into the extraordinary.
In the spirit of Pop Art, this exhibition is adventurous and shamelessly bold, featuring legendary artists that defined a generation. Walk the creative cross-roads between art and life and ask yourself - what, actually, is Pop?
In Australia for 15 weeks only and exclusive to HOTA, come together to discover a story of Pop and experience this incredible collection of works up close, direct from New York. Be part of something extraordinary.
The featured artists are - Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Katherine Bernhardt, Kwesi Botchway, George Condo, Damien Hirst, Kaws, Joel Mesler, Richard Prince, Tom Sachs, Julian Schnabel, Mickalene Thomas and Tom Wesselmann.
Created and presented by HOTA, Home of the Arts.