Mirka holiding her brushes standing near her art

Melbourne bids au revoir to Mirka Mora

Mirka Mora was many things – mum, artist, provocateur, feminist – and left her marvellous mark all over her adopted city of Melbourne.

The French-born holocaust survivor died on August 27, aged 90, and was on Tuesday remembered by some 1000 mourners at a state memorial service at St Kilda’s Palais Theatre as generous, cheeky and full of love.

“Mum, she would have loved it, she always loved the attention and even though she’s not here she would have loved this occasion,” eldest son and film director Philippe Mora told reporters on the sidelines of Tuesday’s event.

Interspersed with the Australian and French national anthems, a rendition of Non Je Ne Regrette Rien and I Say A Little Prayer, Mora’s family and Victoria’s political and cultural leaders paid tribute.

 

Read the full article by Kaitlyn Offer at The Australian (subscription only).