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Posted: 2018-02-23 06:19:27

Labor's deputy leader Tanya Plibersek is opening the new exhibition in Tuggeranong on Friday featuring work by executed Bali Nine member Myuran Sukumaran.

Sukumaran was executed by firing squad in 2015 after being convicted in Indonesia of drug smuggling.

Throughout March and April, Tuggeranong Arts Centre will present Another Day in Paradise, featuring the works of Sukumaran and other artists whose work relates to the death penalty and profile human rights.

Curated by Ben Quilty and Michael Dagostino, Another Day in Paradise was developed by the Campbelltown Arts Centre and first presented as part of Sydney Festival.

The exhibition "presents a vast and sobering series of powerful portraits by Sukumaran, painted during his incarceration at Bali's Kerobokan jail and from his final incarceration on Nusa Kambangan Island".

Another Day in Paradise highlights "the importance of forgiveness and compassion for humanity, while proving the profound power of art to change lives", according to the centre.

Tuggeranong Arts Centre CEO Rauny Worm said: "The centre is very much aware of the sensitivities of this exhibition and the ethical and moral complexity surrounding Sukumaran's story.".

For this reason, TAC will present these works along with 'The Human Condition,' a suite of public programs that invite the community to explore the many difficult themes and questions emerging from the works and the associated story.

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