| Just for Fun |
| The prints of Martin Sharp |
The exhibition Just for Fun The Prints of Martin Sharp was held at the Art Gallery of South Australia from 4 March - 9 July 2000. The exhibition then toured South Australian regional centres until July 2001.
Tour dates
| Port Pirie | 2 December 2000 - 7 January 2001 |
| Millicent | 7 February - 8 April 2001 |
| Hamilton | 25 April - 27 May 2001 |
| Port Lincoln | 8 June - 8 July 2001 |
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Martin Sharp, Australia, born 1942
Mo, 1978
colour screenprint on paper, 121.0 x 65.0 cm South Australian Government Grant 1987 Art
Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide
© copyright Art Gallery of South Australia
Martin Sharp’s prints and posters set the agenda for Australian pop art. Part of the ‘scandalous’ OZ magazine of the 1960s, ‘grass politics’ of the 1970s and the reclamation of Aussie cartoon icons such as Boofhead and Ginger Meggs, Sharp’s work is bright, lively and off-beat.