Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)

Aboriginal art - resistance and dialogue : the political nature and agency of Aboriginal art / by Lee-Anne Hall

Label
Aboriginal art - resistance and dialogue : the political nature and agency of Aboriginal art / by Lee-Anne Hall
Main title
Aboriginal art - resistance and dialogue : the political nature and agency of Aboriginal art / by Lee-Anne Hall
Summary
Political nature and agency of Aboriginal art in cross -cultural communication with the settler culture; identification and discussion of three purposes for Aboriginal art; art instrumental to Aboriginal resistance , a tool in initiating political dialogue, and as a counter narrative to intervene in the production of myths; the Barunga statement; the Tjukurrpa Mosiac - new Parliament House; the Aboriginal Memorial - National Gallery of Australia; Yirrkala Bark Petition