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Leopold Kessler

Exhibition

Desire Lines:
A meander through art and life

The term ‘desire lines’ refers to the wayward, improvised tracks created by walkers and others who defy the ways designed for them by urban regulators and councils. Sometime known as ‘goat trails’ they show the preferable path, and indicate our more maverick and intuitive navigations. Extrapolating from this premise, Desire Lines at ACCA took audiences […]

Publication

Desire Lines:
A meander through art and life

Kuhn, Stephen Sutcliffe, Grant Stevens, Akram Zaatari, Marcel Broodthaers, David Link, Willie Doherty, Pierre Bismuth, Charlie Sofo, Eva Koch, Catherine Yass, Leopold Kessler, AK Dolven and Jacqueline Donachie.
Product

Desire Lines booklet

Jochen Kuhn, Stephen Sutcliffe, Grant Stevens, Akram Zaatari, Marcel Broodthaers, David Link, Willie Doherty, Pierre Bismuth, Charlie Sofo, Eva Koch, Catherine Yass, Leopold Kessler, AK Dolven and Jacqueline Donachie.
ACCA acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung, Boonwurrung, and Bunurong peoples as the traditional custodians of the lands and waterways on which we operate and welcome visitors. We pay our respects to their Elders, both past and present, as well as to all members of the Kulin Nation.
Glimpse into the archive—

Born in 1919, Joan Brassil was considered a precursor to artists working with electronic media. Her ACCA exhibition focused on the spirit of the Australian landscape as seen by indigenous Australians.

Joan Brassil: The Resonant Image (1990)

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