Works from Philjames’s Piano Teef, Nicholas Thompson Gallery, Melbourne, until August 13, 2017.
“The titular works in Piano Teef are presented as a homage to the cartoons of his youth. The reworkings of the characters are not mere facsimiles or pointed observation of the slapstick tradition. Here they are steeped in anxiety, a direct reaction to the collective shock of recent global events. They contemplate the bewilderment at the election, and ongoing Presidency, of Donald Trump, or the move to excise the United Kingdom from the European Union.” – Tristan Chant
