I was born in Indonesia

Tom Nicholson

I was born in Indonesia

Tom Nicholson (Artist)

Department of Fine Art

Research output: Non-textual form › Commissioned or Visual Artwork › Research

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Parkville, Vic, Australia
Publisher	Ian Potter Museum of Art
Size	dimensions variable
Publication status	Published - 2017
Event	I was born in Indonesia - Ian Potter Museum of Art, Parkville, Australia Duration: 28 Mar 2017 → 9 Jul 2017 https://www.events.unimelb.edu.au/events/8379-tom-nicholson-i-was-born-in-indonesia

3 Commissioned or Visual Artwork

'I was born in Indonesia' - SM - 'Gwangju Biennale 2018'
Nicholson, T. (Artist), 2018
Research output: Non-textual form › Commissioned or Visual Artwork › Other
'I was born in Indonesia' - SM - 'Trade Markings'
Nicholson, T. (Artist), 2018
Research output: Non-textual form › Commissioned or Visual Artwork › Other
'I was born in Indonesia' - SM - 'Power and other things'
Nicholson, T. (Artist), 2017
Research output: Non-textual form › Commissioned or Visual Artwork › Other

ART MONTHLY AUST: 'Tom Nicholson's historical reckoning'
Nicholson, T.
1/11/17
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature
THE MONTHLY: 'What is art for anyway?'
Nicholson, T.
21/06/17
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Blogs, Podcasts and Social Media › Blogs

Cite this

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I was born in Indonesia

Research output

'I was born in Indonesia' - SM - 'Gwangju Biennale 2018'

'I was born in Indonesia' - SM - 'Trade Markings'

'I was born in Indonesia' - SM - 'Power and other things'

Press/Media

ART MONTHLY AUST: 'Tom Nicholson's historical reckoning'

THE MONTHLY: 'What is art for anyway?'

Cite this