Gina Rinehart demands National Gallery of Australia remove her portrait

https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/may/15/gina-rinehart-demands-national-gallery-of-australia-remove-her-portrait

Streisand Effect, do your work!

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26 Comments

Zagorath@aussie.zone · 50 pts · 2y (4 replies)

Honestly it seems to just be the artist's style.

Sounds like she's just having a hissy fit.

nightwatch_admin@feddit.nl · 35 pts · 2y

The artist himself calls it “guerilla humour” so it is on purpose.
And let’s not forget, the higher up ozzies don’t really like satire at all.

Ilandar@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 2y (2 replies)
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Zagorath@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Kinda reminds me of that messed up restoration of a painting of Jesus.

Ilandar@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
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Nath@aussie.zone · 23 pts · 2y

I demand they keep it up. So there.

MargotRobbie@lemm.ee · 17 pts · 2y (5 replies)

And I demand her portrait to be replaced by a funny portrait of a way cooler Aussie. Like esteemed Academy Award nominated character actress Margot Robbie. Or Bluey.

It's a win-win.

HappycamperNZ@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y (3 replies)

I feel like you are a little biased here, Esteemed academy award nominated character actress Margot Robbie.

Bandit would be a much better choice.

Gorgritch_umie_killa@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Bandit in his wild dog days before settling down to have a family

HappycamperNZ@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

it was the 80s 2000s

MargotRobbie@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y

You are right! He totally would.

I wanted to at least win something this year, if not the Oscars...

CaptKoala@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 2y

As much as I would love if they did exactly that, I much prefer the public humiliation that Gina Rinehart is experiencing.

All this faffing about trying to get it removed is only drawing more eyeballs to the piece, and I love that shit with my whole heart.

Gorgritch_umie_killa@aussie.zone · 13 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Hahaha thats truly terrible! I can see why she wants taken down. NGA might need to extend their hours for this one.

Eyck_of_denesle@lemmy.zip · 0 pts · 2y
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No1@aussie.zone · 12 pts · 2y

Luckily, in the article, the caption underneath the pictures told me which one was actually a photo of Gina, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to tell....

some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org · 11 pts · 2y

How does she think this works? Fucking billionaires think they own the world.

Edit: let’s get a portrait of Lonnie in there.

quicken@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 2y

I would like to see more headlines name the artist, Vincent Namatjira.

Maybe: Woman demands NGA remove her portrait by award winning artist Vincent Namatjira.

magnetosphere@fedia.io · 9 pts · 2y

Streisand Effect, do your work!

It already is

dumblederp@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y (1 reply)

fuck Gina Rinehart.

TinyBreak@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y

beat me to it! I demand she go fuck herself.

Oh look. Nothing happened. Guess making demands is just completely fucking redundant hey.

Well, just take it as advice Gina.

DeltaTangoLima@reddrefuge.com · 6 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Yay for the Streisand Effect! Imma post this monthly now...

unionagainstdhmo@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
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Peddlephile@lemm.ee · 6 pts · 2y (1 reply)

I'd love to get prints from the artist to hang on my wall.

quicken@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 2y

Gina has never heard of the Streisand effect. Let's hope she never does

breakingcups@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y

Streisand effect anyone?

Cypher@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
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DarkThoughts@fedia.io · 3 pts · 2y

Luckily this portrait isn't "AI" generated or everyone would have to agree with her.

KazuyaDarklight@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

Streisand effect for sure, but I can also definitely understand her request. Yikes

WhiteShotgun@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 2y
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ivanafterall@kbin.social · 2 pts · 2y

This lady must hate those caricature artists on the boardwalk.

"HOW DARE YOU DRAW ME LIKE THAT. I LOOK NOTHING LIKE THAT!"

set_secret@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Im sure she'll come up with an effective way to erase it from society and the internet.

Nath@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y

I don't even know what his issue with this picture is. As a blunder years photo, it's not that bad. 18-year-old me would have even envied that coat.