Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of Rum!: Peter Milne

This series of original A4 sized photo media collages by Melbourne artist Peter Milne revisits the iconography of pirate culture with the tired eyes of one who has lived through six decades of triumphant, late Capitalism and finds less to celebrate.

In 1950 Disney studios released a live-action adaptation of the swashbuckling classic 'Treasure Island'. This was just a few years after WWII, when democratic capitalism had beaten back tyranny and the spirit of freedom was ascendant. The Disney film created a renewed enthusiasm for pirate-related popular culture, with romantic, adventurous anti-heroes whose violence and rakish, deceitful guile were redeemed by their resolute sense of honour and justice.

Join a fun Sunday afternoon exhibition opening with the artist on March 23rd from 2-4 pm