Puppets and the Avantgarde Brand / Girringun Art Centre the house spotted and hired

the house spotted and hired a young Karl Lagerfeld as early as the 1960s: he stayed for over two decades

creating original and productive work spaces within people’s homes

Innovation: Knowledge and Ingenuity reveals novel and creative practices such as: body shaping

pique your interest and inspire a deeper connection with Australia's environment

re-emerging early in the twentieth century

Puppets and the Avantgarde Brand / Girringun Art Centre the house spotted and hiredWhen a puppet breaks the "fourth wall" that is, the capacity for emotional involvement of a successful performance it wins the trust of the audience, giving the show the power to blur the division between stage and world, between art and life. This volume and the accompanying exhibition open up a space for the imagination by tracing the cultural and social role of puppets in the European avant garde at the beginning of the 20th century. An itinerary