Australian Traveller

STATE OF THE ART

WHEN WORD BROKE that Hobart’s enfant terrible David Walsh was developing a brand new wing of Tasmania’s infamous art gallery Mona, bets were hedged about what on Earth it would house.

Dubbed Pharos, after Egypt’s historic lighthouse, the plans revealed world-class immersive pieces by American artist James Turrell, and that one – a, grappling with a mind-bending sensory experience. I was intrigued.

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