Sabine Cotte – The Conversation

The opening of Mirka Café in 1954. photographer unknown Mirka Mora papers, private collection, Melbourne

October 31, 2018

How Mirka and Georges Mora fled the Holocaust and created bohemia across the world

Sabine Cotte, The University of Melbourne

A new book sheds light on the dramatic artistic and culinary life of artist Mirka Mora and her husband Georges.

Mirka Mora sitting surrounded by her colourful doll and soft sculpture creations and tapestries in 1978. Courtesy of the Rennie Ellis Photographic Archive, State Library of Victoria.

August 28, 2018

Au revoir Mirka Mora, your joie de vivre will live on

Sabine Cotte, The University of Melbourne

Mirka Mora survived the second world war to carve out a unique place for herself in the Australian art world. Over six decades, her creativity was legendary.

A detail from Mirka Mora’s Perth Festival Mural 1983; synthetic polymer paint on tin, 6 panels, each 120 x 280 cm (approx.) Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne, gift of Paul Swain, 2015.

November 1, 2017

Diaries, petticoats and copious research: a rare glimpse into Mirka Mora’s artistic process

Sabine Cotte, The University of Melbourne

In 1983, Mirka Mora painted a 21-metre mural in the forecourt of the Perth Concert Hall. The story of this remarkable painting’s creation is fascinating.

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