Becoming art
Subtitle: exploring cross-cultural categories
By: Howard Morphy.
Publisher: Berg
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9781845206567; 9781845206574
Subjects: Art, Yolngu; Indigenous art -- Historiography; Art and society; Cultural awareness
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-222) and index.
Table of contents: title: Cross-cultural categories and the inclusion of Aboriginal art; title: The history begins; title: Bark painting and the emergence of Yolngu fine art; title: Dialogue and change; title: Visuality and representation in Yolngu art; title: Style and meaning: Abelam art through Yolngu eyes; title: Art theory and art discourse across cultures; title: Placing indigenous art in the gallery.