Creative Types with Virginia Trioli on ABC and ABC iview S2E5 – Virginia Trioli is back in 2025 with a new season of CREATIVE TYPES WITH VIRGINIA TRIOLI, travelling the country and being invited into the very heart of the creative process of some of our most distinctive and prolific artists and performers.
Over six half hour episodes, Virginia meets the true visionary, director George Miller, and learns how his creative process has established him as the most revered action movie director of modern times; singer Kate Ceberano reveals the many forms that her artistry now takes; musician Richard Tognetti takes Virginia behind the scenes to reveal his restless spirit of collaboration; performer Tim Minchin tells Virginia that his life of being just the funny guy is over – he’s looking for something deeper.
Visual artist Tony Albert reveals the pain behind his brilliant and provocative works that connect all of us to a troubled time in Australia’s history; and in what she says will be her last interview, Jenny Kee, takes Virginia deep into her important archive and reveals why she is divesting and preparing for the end of her life.
The unique visions and intentions of these quintessentially Australian artists define our rich and lively culture, as they reveal to Virginia their vulnerabilities, their triumphs and what continues to drive them on.
Episode Five: Tony Albert
Tony Albert is one of the most exciting visual artists of his generation. He takes the everyday items that represent the most confronting aspects of colonisation to create work that is both provocative and deeply moving.
In his airy studio in the rainforest out of Brisbane, Tony Albert is sorting through his vast Aboriginalia collections of what’s known as Aboriginalia: kitschmid-century homewares featuring indigenous imagery.
At home, Tony reflects on his early years as an activist artist, and then the start of his 16-year project ‘Ash on Me’ incorporating Aboriginalia ash trays. His photography was collaborative, sharing credit and profit with kids from remote NT communities.
Production credit: An ABC Production. Presenter/Writer: Virginia Trioli. Executive Producer/Writer: Jaya Balendra
Creative Types with Virginia Trioli on ABC and ABC iview – Tuesday 29 April at 8.30pm
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Creative Types with Virginia Trioli on ABC and ABC iview S2E5
