Deceit and Other Possibilities

Deceit and Other Possibilities At Galleria Marcolini – Dr. CJ Taylor and Dr. Christian Thompson AO

“Deceit and Other Possibilities” — the title of the debut short-story collection by Vanessa Hua — is a meditation on adopted homelands and ancestral memories. And It is now the title of the double exhibition featuring works of two Australian artists using photography and video: C.J. Taylor and Dr. Christian Thompson provide a dense and thoughtful examination of assumptions about identity, culture, and acculturation that underlie our notions of acceptance and acceptability. Dr. Thompson, represented by Michael Reid Gallery (Sidney and Berlin), presents four works from his project Equinox, shown here for the first time in Italy.

Both artists face geographical, ideal and chromatic assonances. The show at the Galleria Marcolini will be a unique opportunity for the Italian public to witness these most recent developments in the Australian art scene.