Cornelia Parker - Cornelia Parker and Boom, Crash, Stitch! at MCA - Sydney - Review
Little Miss and her friends at @allthingsmomsydney were invited by the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA) last week to a kid friendly tour of the self titled latest exhibition Cornelia Parker and her kid installation Boom, Crash, Stitch!
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They saw the impressive Subconscious of a Monument installation which consists to earth excavated from underneath Leaning Tower of Pisa (to stop it falling).
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They were mesmerised by the Cold Dark Matter: An Exploded View installation of a blown up garden shed & contents where they saw books, old toys and all sorts of pieces.
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They also saw the Thirty Pieces of Silver installation which consists of unique silver-plated objects flattened by a steamroller which hover from the ground as to giving them a rebirth. As they are suspended from the ground via a string, the objects project special sounds when they touch each other. You can hear them at moments of silence.
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After a preview of Cornelia Parker, we checked out Cornelia’s kids’ hands-on installation Boom, Crash, Stitch! inspired by the artist’s fascination with cartoons, found objects and good old-fashioned handicraft.
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Kids can contribute to this kids’ installation by shaping foil by hand, squishing it, flattening it and rolling it using two different machines.
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Kids will want to do this over and over again and hang it to the installation’s art piece - so much fun!
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Kids will also enjoy taking turns sewing the giant BOOM! sewing tv!
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Boom, Crash, Stitch! at the MCA is perfect for kids 4 years+ and their grown ups and carers. Free and open every weekend from 11am–3pm excluding Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 January. Cornelia Parker is however ticketed.
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Busy City Kids were hosted by the MCA for the purposes of a review. Travel was self funded. All opinions & feedback are genuine & truthful.
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