The Making of Indigenous Australian Contemporary Art
Subtitle: Arnhem Land Bark Painting, 1970-1990
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publisher
Published: 2020
Place of publication: Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9781527564275; 9781527555464
Subjects: Indigenous art; Art autochtone
Description: This publication brings together existing research as well as new data to show how Arnhem Land bark painting was critical in the making of Indigenous Australian contemporary art and the self-determination agendas of Indigenous Australians. It identifies how, when and what the shifts in the reception of the art were, especially as they occurred within institutional exhibition displays. Despite key studies already being published on the reception of Aboriginal art in this area, the overall process is not well known or always considered, while the focus has tended to be placed on Western Desert a.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 162-191) and index.