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Christoph Büchel, Land of David - Poynduk: The Promised Mall: MONA, Hobart (Co-curator Olivier Varenne with Nicole Durling and Jarrod Rawlins)

Past exhibition
17 June - 6 October 2014
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Overview
Christoph Büchel, Land of David - Poynduk: The Promised Mall, MONA, Hobart (Co-curator Olivier Varenne with Nicole Durling and Jarrod...

Christoph Büchel’s Mona project has given the museum the veneer of a shopping centre. Behind this veneer are layers exploring "the strange, corrupt world of 20th-century utopias".

  • Mona
  • Essay
  • Land of David
  • Letter of Apology
  • Letter of Complaint: Hoffman LaRoche
  • Letter of Complaint: Red Cross
  • Project Overview 1
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  • Promotional Material
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Press
  • Christoph Büchel

    Peter Hill, Art Press, February 1, 2015
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  • 'The Land of David': Christopher Büchel's Tasmanian odyssey

    Michael Fitzgerald, Art Monthly Australia, November 1, 2014
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  • Christophe Büchel: Southdale/C-MONA

    Sean Kelly, Artlink, September 1, 2014
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  • Hobart's MONA offers 'speed dating' fair for religions

    Edith Bevin, Yahoo News, July 13, 2014
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  • Dark Mofo misses the mark

    Koori Mail, July 2, 2014
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  • Artists angered by DNA stand

    Jullian Mundy, Koori Mail, July 2, 2014
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  • The Gruen Transfer at MONA

    Lucy Rees, Artland, July 1, 2014
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  • Walsh dismisses 'storm in a teacup'

    Matthew Denholm, The Australian, June 27, 2014
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  • MONA's mixed message

    Adam Kamien, Australian Jewish News, June 27, 2014
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  • Art guru 'doesn't get' Aboriginal culture

    Matthew Denholm, The Australian, June 26, 2014
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  • MONA removes Aboriginal DNA test exhibit from art installation

    ABC Online, June 25, 2014
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  • Deja Vu! Museum Censors Christoph Büchel

    Clancco, June 25, 2014
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  • MONA owner David Walsh apologies to Tasmanian Aboriginal community offended by Southdale display

    Jennifer Crawley, The Mercury, June 25, 2014
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  • God of Mall Things

    Matthew Westwood, The Weekend Australian, June 21, 2014
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  • Buying into a centre of illusion

    Matthew Westwood, The Australian, June 19, 2014
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  • MONA shopping centre mystery has Hobart buzzing

    Jennifer Ctrawley, The Mercury, June 17, 2014
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  • Southdale opens for business at MONA

    Jennifer Crawley, The Mercury, June 17, 2014
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  • It's our world heritage shed

    Duncan Abey, Sunday Tasmanian, June 15, 2014
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  • Mona's latest move aims to give believers a fair go

    Emma Hope, The Mercury, May 28, 2014
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  • MONA goes bush with South-West park project

    Matt Smith, The Mercury, April 20, 2014
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  • Barney and Büchel to go Down Under

    Gareth Harris, The Art Newspaper, January 22, 2014
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Publications
  • Christoph Buchel, Land of David - Poynduk: The Promised Mall

    Christoph Buchel, Land of David - Poynduk: The Promised Mall

    MONA (Co-curator Olivier Varenne with Nicole Durling and Jarrod Rawlins) 2014 Read more
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