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LOOBY Documentary Screening + Q&A

Empire Cinema, Bong Bong Street, Bowral NSW, Australia

Event Date: 24 Aug 2022, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Spud Lane Studios presents an exclusive Q&A with artist Keith Looby and social historian Humphrey McQueen together with a screening of LOOBY – the documentary that got rave reviews at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival at Bowral’s Empire Cinema.

WED 24th AUG, 6.30pm EMPIRE CINEMAS BOWRAL

$20pp (+booking fee) includes light refreshments. Proceeds from the documentary will be donated to the Southern Highlands Artisans Collective (SHAC) courtesy of Spud Lane Studios.

ABOUT THE DOCUMENTARY

Archibald Prize winner Keith Looby won major prizes in Australia and overseas. But today his name and works are rarely seen.

Perhaps a habit of drawing colonialism, painting non-conformists and speaking up made Looby persona non grata? With sumptuous cinematography, candid interviews and a striking original score, LOOBY uncovers the life and work of an artist we need to remember.

Born in Sydney, Keith Looby entered the National Art School at 15 and graduated with an unmistakeable style that went on to win Australian painting’s highest plaudits including the Sulman, Blake and Archibald prizes. Looby’s insistence on painting controversial figures – from communist Rupert Lockwood to feminist Anne Summers – won him few friends in power.

Likewise, his illustrations on the horrors of colonialism – Black and White History of Australia – remain confronting today. As the indigenous artist and Archibald winner Blak Douglas remarks, “In the sixties, when these were created, it was an incredibly gallant thing to be portraying this kind of imagery – because it wasn’t far off the referendum!”

LOOBY’s original score complements the mercurial moods of the man, while calm cinematography invites viewers to luxuriate in the striking figures and expansive scale of his work. LOOBY invites us to appreciate what establishment tastemakers no longer can. Banished from gallery walls, history books and university courses, Looby’s work returns to us on the big screen. Love him or loathe him, his story uncovers the timeless politics at the heart of modern “cancel culture”.

Following the screening will be an exclusive Q&A with artist Keith Looby and political activist, social historian and cultural commentator, Humphrey McQueen.

This event is not suitable for children.

Facilities

  • Public Toilet

Contacts

Empire Cinema, Bong Bong Street, Bowral NSW, Australia

P. 0424 008 432

E. hello@spudlane.com.au

W. https://spudlane.com.au/whats-on/bowral-empire-looby-film-qa.php

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