My Country: Contemporary Art from Black Australia
The largest exhibition of contemporary Indigenous art to come out of Australia to date.
Overview
My Country: Contemporary Art from Black Australia is a powerful and moving exhibition that brings to the fore contemporary art from Indigenous Australian artists.
Indigenous art has often been relegated to dimly lit museum spaces, here it is celebrated in what is the biggest exhibition of contemporary indigenous art to come out of Australia to date. My Country comprises 46 leading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and nearly 100 works - ranging from drawing, painting and sculpture to photography and moving image. Highlights include The Oyster Fisherman, a photographic series by Fiona Foley who has just won the Australia Council Visual Arts Award, the incredibles of Vernon Ah Kee's large scale portraits, Michael Cook's Civilised series and Warwick Thornton's epic 3D film.
My Country is has been programmed to coincide with two important exhibitions by Maori artists: Five Maori Painters and Arnold Manaaki Wilson, highlighting the inherent value in these indigenous works. Reflective of our time, culture and history, the work included in these exhibitions tells familiar stories through new perspectives, offering viewers an opportunity to develop a deeper sense of understanding and appreciation for the Maori and Aboriginal cultures.
Running alongside My Country is a programme of talks, discussions and film screenings which offer further knowledge and insight into key issues.
Tickets are $10 on weekdays and $15 on weekends.
Image credit: Tony Albert, Sorry (2008)
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