Contemporary Art in the Hermit Kingdom

Cover of Contemporary Art in the Hermit Kingdom
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The five phases of Aboriginal art
Feature
Djon Mundine

 

Published 01 September 2005
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palawa kani: Expressing the power of language in art and the museum context
Feature
Zoe Rimmer and Theresa Sainty

Published 01 June 2020
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Reconnecting the Yaghan community to cultural belongings 90 years on
Feature
Rebecca Carland

Published 01 June 2020
UNSW
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Looking for murnong
Feature
Lou Bennett and Romaine Moreton

Published 01 June 2020
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Kin‑dling and other radical relationalities
Feature
Emily Johnson and Karyn Recollet

Published 01 June 2020
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Making Inuit art in the moment
Feature
asinnajaq

Published 01 June 2020
Curiocity Brisbane (Mulberry Seed Comms)
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Notes from Kahoʻolawe, Ka Paeʻāina o Hawaiʻi, Moananuiākea
Feature
Drew Kahuaina Broderick and Josh Tengan

Published 01 June 2020
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Weaving memory, living embodiment
Feature
Freja Carmichael

Published 01 June 2020

Artists who have created fascinating works within the DMZ (Korean Demilitarized Zones) include the Spanish artist Santiago Sierra, the Italian artist Armin Linke and the Australian artist Lyndal Jones.

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China welcomes Australian ceramics
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Jelek in East Timor
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Nam Bang!
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NAM BANG!
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Old Gods new lives: Exhibiting traditional Cook Islander art
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Jacqui Durrant

In late 2008, the National Gallery of Australia (NGA) established its first Pacific Arts department. From the opening of the controversial Musée du quai Branly in Paris in 2006, to the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art’s creation of permanent new galleries for Oceanic art in 2007, there has been an international surge of interest in Pacific art, accompanied by hot debate surrounding exhibition protocols. Among the many works exhibited at these institutions are rare carvings of traditional gods from the Cook Islands: works that are still of great cultural significance to many Islanders today.
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