About this season
Hannah Gadsby is a closet art scholar. Armed with their rapier wit and a desire to pick beneath the paint, they will travel across the continent on a mission to debunk the myths of the Australian identity as defined by our art.
Episodes (3)
1. Episode 1
Aired 11 March 2014 • 28 min
Through a re-examining of colonial era paintings, Hannah sees that White Australia's sense of 'belonging' has a complex and troubled past.
2. Episode 2
Aired 18 March 2014 • 28 min
If the Australian art cannon is to be believed, this country was founded by an army of pioneer blokes in hats. Hannah picks beneath the paint of this hyper-masculine portrait to uncover a more feminine vision of this country.
3. Episode 3
Aired 25 March 2014 • 28 min
Hannah is still searching for a more inclusive Australian identity in our art. In this episode they enter the NOW! But in post-Cronulla Australian art this Identity seems even harder to define.