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Luke Cornish on censorship, commercialism and street art

In the wake of his recently vandalised Bondi Mural, street artist E.L.K. talks about the pitfalls of activism and the choice to step away from the art world.

4 Sep 2019 12:00

Gina Fairley

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Visual Arts

Luke Cornish; Image supplied

When Sydney Waverley Council approached artist Luke Cornish to re-show his exhibition The Sea – shown last year at The Lock-Up in Newcastle – he was not expecting to become the target of a social media storm, and the subject of a national conversation about the freedom of speech.

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Gina Fairley

Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Instagram: fairleygina