Unknown vandals recently scratched out two ancient Aboriginal hand stencils at Nirmena Nala rock shelter in Tasmania, in the upper region of the Derwent valley. The damage, which almost completely ...

The global art world is rapidly becoming aware of this market, but there are some pitfalls to know about if you are looking to buy into it. Installation view of the Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally ...

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The tension between sacred mysteries that must be shielded from outsiders and those that can be revealed animates an exhibition at the Asia Society. By Arthur Lubow The Aboriginal art of northeast ...

Aboriginal communities, which historically had no written language, used dots as a visual storytelling method which convey sacred ancestral beings, the relationship between people and the land, and ...

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Only a decade ago, at the frantic crescendo of the Aboriginal art boom, it was almost impossible to imagine the sheer collapse in prestige and financial value that lay ahead for the most prominent ...

Makinti Napanangka, Kungka Kutjarra (Two Women), 2001. Synthetic polymer paint on linen. On view at Gagosian, New York City. Rob McKeever, Makinti Napanangka, Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, ...

In 1770, a ship called The Endeavour made land in a lovely cove not yet called Botany Bay, observed by Gweagal men. Spears were waved on one side; shots fired on the other. An Aboriginal man was ...

The Australian Cultural Fields: National and Transnational Dynamics project discussed in this article was supported by the Australian Government through the Australian Research Council (DP140101970).