zhao-opening.jpg zhao.doc art-monthly.doc an article I did for Art Monthly on an artist who exhibited in ART SPACE, Adelaide— Zhao Qui Ping –I was invited to the Opening- guests such as Lt GOV. Hieu Van Le, Festival Centre Director – Douglas Gautier, Natasha Stott Despoja etc –Maggie Fletcher ( I accidentally rang and asked for Maggie Thatcher) is the Director of ART SPACE –Wendy Ella Wright –Poet was the co-exhibitor — quite a red ribbon opening –there is another story or perhaps several stories behind the opening 
I wrote this for ART MONTHLY as well as incorporating aspects of artists from ODE TO ART Gallery in Singapore –which I stumbled upon in a 3 hr stopover in SG ( Raffles Centre )
this mag ran into trouble in the next issue over a so called offensive ‘nude’ of a young girl which was in no way sexualised —- this was in turn a response to the ongoing Bill Henson debate — nude images —