tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3025810385129732491.post7958463501532949854..comments2023-06-01T20:21:20.745+10:00Comments on hobART: Sculpture by the Sea: regressive and irrelevant?Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17428973718837465589noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3025810385129732491.post-63614379209890148872011-01-10T02:12:23.776+11:002011-01-10T02:12:23.776+11:00I didn't actually see SS, but it sounds like p...I didn't actually see SS, but it sounds like part of the continuing spiral of Sydney smugness (SSS), typified by events such as oh-so-safe 'Festival of Dangerous Ideas' and the increasingly whitebread 'Sydney Festival'. Whenever I go to one of these events I can't help but feel like they are a painful project in Sydney City p.r. or marketing, trying to make the city cooler than it actually is, rather than actually helping give voice to artists or provide something edifying for audiences. And, of course, the Sydney Magazine - pretty much narcissus' pond for us navel-gazing Sydney Siders (SSs)Tristramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04136411665081835441noreply@blogger.com