Inaugural Uptown festival transforms Paris-end of Melbourne
Advertisement Outside the old Metro Theatre, a massive billboard shows a young woman floating above a twinkling skyline. Musician Nick Cave, beneath a vivid blue wig, adorns the facade of the Windsor Hotel. A giant billboard featuring of a girl who seems to float in the sky by Bill Henson is a highlight of the inaugural Uptown festival. Credit:Simon Schluter These artworks, by photographers Bill Henson and Polly Borland respectively, are two of those installed at the top end of town as part of a new festival called Uptown: An Art Exhibition For Our City. Curated by Robert Buckingham and Fion...
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