Tessa Farmer’s fairies are invited to the court of the Red Queen

The Red Queen asks why we make art. Sculptor Tessa Farmer’s fairies may have one answer in their microworld of evolution in action.
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The Red Queen asks why we make art. Sculptor Tessa Farmer’s fairies may have one answer in their microworld of evolution in action.


The Red Queen wants to know what drives us to make art and how it serves our survival as a species. English sculptor Tessa Farmer has spent a month at MONA creating a commissioned work that adds to the answers 46 artists have for the curious queen in the upcoming exhibition that opens on June 18.

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Paul Isbel
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Paul Isbel is a former ArtsHub contributor and a publicist for the Australasian Arts and Antiques Dealers Association. Most recently he was a course designer for an entry-level vocational training program for the arts sector.