covered in velvet and fabric
sticker on stretched silk
won the 2019 Miles Franklin Literary Award and the Queensland Premier’s Award for a work of State Significance
interviewed by AINSLIE TEMPLETON
In a series of essays about the difficult – often backbreaking – labour involved in surviving the colonial logics and systems that determine everyday life in Australia
Gary Lee, Nice Coloured Boys, Beautiful beggar Mysore covered in velvet and fabricArtist: Gary Lee & Maurice O'Riordan Title: Nice Coloured Boys, Beautiful beggar, Mysore Year: 2026 Size: 29cm x 19. 5cm Photographs from Bangladesh, India and Nepal from 1993 to early 2000s; first editioned as prints in 2025 2026. Type C prints on Ilford cottonrag paper. edition: 2 x A Ps + 1 Nice Coloured Boys commemorates the distinguished practice of Gary Lee artist, writer, curator, designer and anthropologist. The exhibition offers a glimpse