First weekend of 2025!
Harrie Hastings (host of saturday overhang) - wraps up a week of hosting Up For It while Ify took a well-deserved break
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What: – XSWL
Blurb: It’s all fun and games…until someone loses an eye.
China’s digital age is a vibrant playground where memes, virtual WeChat stickers, puns, and jokes are used to bypass censorship and address politically sensitive topics. To keep up in this rapid-fire environment, phrases are often condensed into acronyms. The Chinese internet slang XSWL, short for “xiào sǐ wǒle” (笑死我了), means “laughing to death.” It echoes the English “LOL” but with a twist; when viewed more literally, it suggests that light-hearted fun might mask darker games at play.Incorporating these pieces he has built seven towering, large-scale sculptures, plus a smaller one in honour of his own story.
Where: White Rabbit Gallery - 30 Balfour Street, Chippendale NSW 2008 - Get Directions
Cost: Free!
When: Wednesdays to Sundays, 10am to 5pm
Wednesday 18 December 2024 to Sunday 18 May
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