Tonight I went to the closing night and catalogue launch for
Kevin Chin's art show
Playing House at
The West Wing in Melbourne Central. The blurb for the show says it all:
What happens when you combine the First Home Owners Grant, TV home makeover shows, and a clueless couple of the Ikea generation undertaking their first home renovation? Playing House offers a whimsical look at how rising housing prices and the domestic blitz craze affect a generation that refuses to grow up.
The show covers Kevin and Clinton's renovations of their unit through photos, paintings and other pieces, including a life size vinyl laminate bear rug and "panic room" made up of thousands of different colored paint card samples. I liked how Kevin interspersed photos of their renovations with ones of Clinton's baking, which added to the theme of home. It was good to finally see the show and celebrate the launch of a catalogue of Kevin's work.
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