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Reconciliation: Indigenous art for the 21st Century

Reconciliation: Indigenous art for the 21st Century

Vol 20 no 1


A major survey of Australian Indigenous art, overviews and polemic, tributes to major artists, social issues, 'scandals ', the Stolen Generation, health and art, diverse practices, exhibitions and commissions, new museum displays, industry matters, labels of authenticity, copyright and moral rights, new media art with maps of areas of activity. 128 pages in full colour


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Challenging boundaries: Indigenous Art in Three Dimensions

Author: Ms Doreen Mellor, feature

Recent Indigenous 3-D work is regarded as both art and craft. The materials range from shell and rushes to scrap steel, grass, ceramic, glass and bull kelp; the works may be vessels, installations, necklaces, small figures etc. The works often contain explicit references to cultural or historical truths eg the figures by WA artist Joyce Winsley which recall characters from her youth in the country, or Lola Greeno's water containers made in the traditional way from bull kelp .



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