Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

earthling @appassionato@mastodon.social

2/21/2026, 10:54:25 PM

Public

The Cleaner (Maryanne Redpath/performance artist) 1987 from the series Resemblance

This work re-stages scenes from famous Renaissance and baroque paintings as contemporary images. Zahalka updates the classic compositions in this series with modern items; for instance, the sitter wears headphones and a Walkman.

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The Cleaner (Maryanne Redpath/performance artist) 1987 from the series Resemblance

In The Cleaner (Maryanne Redpath/performance artist), Zahalka adopts a classic Dutch interior composition but disrupts the historical continuity with modern signifiers. The subject, sitting at a table, wears a Walkman and headphones. This deliberate anachronism creates a tension between the venerated formats of art history and the mundane reality of contemporary labor, effectively "democratizing" the portraiture of the Old Masters.

earthling @appassionato@mastodon.social

2/21/2026, 10:58:12 PM

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The Sunbather #1 1989 from the series Bondi: playground of the Pacific

In the 1980s Zahalka found herself living and making work in Bondi. Her depictions of Bondi’s visitors are a mix of warmth and amusement, yet they carry a satirical edge. In this image, a young woman in a black bikini shuts out the world and glaring sun to focus intently on a novel by Proust.

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The Sunbather #1 1989 from the series Bondi: playground of the Pacific

In The Sunbather #1, Zahalka employs a sophisticated satirical detail to challenge the anti-intellectualism often associated with Australian beach culture. A young woman in a black bikini is depicted not engaging with the surf, but using a novel by Marcel Proust—Remembrance of Things Past—as a physical shield. The book is placed directly over her eyes to block out the glaring sun, a brilliant visual pun where "high culture" serves a purely utilitarian, defensive purpose.

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