13. MONA the museum of old and new art

• MONA is the museum of old and new art, located in a winery called Moorilla on the Berriedale peninsula in Hobart, this museum is the largest fund by privateness in Australia.  In MONA which be presented is from old to new like its name, antiquities, modern and contemporary art from the David Walsh collection.  So the museum be described as a “subversive adult Disneyland”.

This is the original centerpiece in MONA museum.

Snake by Sidney Nolan, 1972

(picture from: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Sidney_Nolan_Snake.jpg/400px-Sidney_Nolan_Snake.jpg)

The work opened in June last year, is a part of The Red Queen exhibition.

The depraved pursuit of a possum (detail), 2013, Tessa Farmer, the red queen.

(picture from: http://monablogdotnet.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/tf_03_blog.jpeg?w=584&h=438)

• MONA not only update indoor collection frequently, but also show large-scale public art and live performances which called MOFO and Dark Mofo festivals each year. 
• MOFO festival is outdoor, and Dark Mofo host in winter both with extensive public art exhibitions with food and drink, live music and entertainment of fairground setting. 
• 2014 Concert performances plan will include Striborg, Psycroptic, Chris Thile, and The Julie Ruin.

(source from: http://monablog.net/2014/04/18/just-a-story/

            http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_of_Old_and_New_Art)

(wrote by: JIE SHEN)