mnot, 25 days ago

Well put.

“Rinehart seems to want to use her money for cultural influence. Namatjira uses his talent to the same end.

She wants to control her public image, and will deploy people financially dependent on her to that end. His art is a subversion of that control.

Rinehart’s attempts at censorship have only elevated Namatjira and brought his work to a new audience.”

https://www.theage.com.au/culture/art-and-design/by-resisting-exposure-gina-rinehart-painted-a-portrait-of-the-streisand-effect-20240517-p5jegg.html