Perth Institute for Contemporary Arts

Posted by Ann on September 24, 2009

For a spectacular time in Australia, with the pleasures of a lively city along with access to rivers and the sea, with absolutely amazing beaches, Perth is a savvy traveler’s choice.  It’s one of Australia’s largest cities, and has a vibrant make-up, where diversity and friendliness are some of the staples of the city.  It’s certainly able to accommodate those who are seeking luxury.  Perth hotels are famous for their ability to offer an extremely high standard of excellence for service and style.  Hospitality is the order of the day, so that you are always splendidly surprised and pleasantly relaxed so that you can enjoy the city.

Perth is a magnificent place.  In the city proper, there are excellent attractions to keep smiles on the faces of our guests of all ages, exciting shopping with world-class fashion and international chic, people watching that is to die for, and museums that offer a wide array of unusual exhibitions.  In terms of culture and art, Perth is a lot like the other big cities in Australia; that is to say, extremely hip and on the forefront of contemporary art in terms of innovation and experimentation.  One place where this all comes together is at PICA, the Perth Institute for Contemporary Arts.

PICA has an excellent record for presenting and producing  excellent works of performance, exhibiting stunning visual art, installation art, and video.  They host residencies with some of the most cutting-edge artists in Australia and the world at large, and are deeply engaged in putting artists and critics in dialogue with the public in order to ask questions about contemporary art right now.  PICA began in the late 1980s, but has its philosohpical roots in the 70s, when the art world was in a beautiful state of rupture, and artists all over Australia were working to reinvent and redefine.  This spirit is still strong in Perth, and made visible at PICA.

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