In 1992, two fresh photography grads were enchanted by the idea of a fresh artistic space devoted to the community and the burgeoning culture in the city.
These weren't hoops that went away with time; The Zoo might have been able to ditch its curries at a point, air-conditioning might now be standard instead of oppressive heat, but it was never made easy for proprietors."The cost of touring has gone up, and therefore the fee that an artist charges has gone up, especially at national and international levels," Dr Green said.
"If you tell booking agents in other cities you've sold out The Zoo, they know what you're talking about." That all-in-it-together mindset was on full display on Friday night at the aptly named "Zoolove", the final farewell from this important Brisbane venue.Zoolove was a distillation of everything The Zoo has come to signify: familiar, positive, and moving — beer flowed, much of it onto the floor.