Mona: Australian art museum sued over women's-only exhibit (opens in new tab)

The exhibit is an incredibly fun idea and does exactly what Art should do, but the court case proceedings described in the article are just as wonderful. It's filled with quotes and anecdotes that all fit very well in the hacker-ethos.

Of course, the best way for an artist to gain publicity is to do something controversial that, in modern terms, leads to "engagement".

Good job, subject doesn't matter.

Edit: "The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about." Oscar Wilde.

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> Women Misogyny Art Feminism Australia

hmmm

> Representing himself, Mr Lau argued it breaches the state's Anti-Discrimination Act. > "Anyone who buys a ticket would expect a fair provision of goods and services in line with the law."

> The museum agrees the exhibit does indeed discriminate. But it argued that Mr Lau hasn't missed out on anything - he experienced the artwork exactly as intended.

> "Part of the experience is being denied something that is desired," said Mona's counsel, Catherine Scott, according to local paper The Mercury.

What about the other obvious trolling angle of demanding admission by claiming to be a woman?

Man, that guy seems like a real asshole.