A Forest of Hooks and Nails is a joyous exhibition about the art of hanging art
Review: A Forest of Hooks and Nails, Fremantle Arts Centre for Perth Festival Several years ago, when being shown around an exhibition under preparation with a Nobel prize-winning guest, an academic colleague asked what one of the install crew was doing high above on a scissor lift. When told he was moving a speaker 5mm to the left, my colleague scoffed and asked if that was necessary. His guest boomed in, “I would never have been awarded a Nobel Prize if I hadn’t taken that level of care.” Duly rebuffed, they moved on, and the work proceeded. The Nobel Prize winner and the young man...