Aboriginal Art Storms Online
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 17.11.20
This year has been one of terrible isolation for many people – none more so than the remote First Nations communities that produce so much of Australia's greatest art at the moment. But that very enforced isolation has a) kept...» Read More
EMILY v CLIFFORD
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 03.03.20
Who will emerge from the next couple of weeks as the dominant figure – Emily Kngwarreye or Clifford Possum? This pair of the greatest, now-dead Aboriginal artists could not have imagined such a competition; but circumstances in New York and...» Read More
Sotheby's NY Inaugural Aboriginal Art Auction
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 17.12.19
The first dedicated Aboriginal art auction in the US by an international auction house was held by Sotheby's in New York on December 13. The sale surpassed its high estimate with 88% of all lots sold and set eight new...» Read More
The Auction Time of Year
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 28.11.19
“Toward the end of 1991, women’s Awelye ceremonies were being held in Utopia. December was overwhelmingly humid with hot northerly winds. The anticipation of rain and the ongoing ceremonial activity enlivened the spiritual atmosphere. A number of exceptional paintings (by...» Read More
FIBRE ALCHEMY
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 02.10.19
From ghost net sculpture to body amour, a new fibre art survey show The Alchemists, brought together by FORM in Perth, draws together diverse contemporary weaving practice from Indigenous artists and art centres across Australia. Opening at The Goods Shed,...» Read More
Fondation Opale Glows Opalescent
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 17.09.19
A follow-up to my Menil Collection story from Houston – for my enthusiasm for America's current positivity towards Aboriginal art may have allowed me to miss the Big Story. Which is the significant emergence of the Fondation Opale at Lens...» Read More
'Mapa Wiya' (Your Map’s Not Needed)
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 13.09.19
The Menil Collection in Houston, Texas is opening today its first major museum exhibition devoted to Australian Aboriginal art:'Mapa Wiya' (Your Map’s Not Needed): Australian Aboriginal Art from the Swiss Fondation Opale. The show includes more than 100 works created...» Read More
North America Archive
- 31.08.19 | Woven Furniture
- 05.06.19 | NY is the Epicentre
- 20.05.19 | The Gagosian Effect
- 03.05.19 | GAGOSIAN OPENING TONIGHT
- 14.04.19 | Gagosian Goes Aboriginal
- 22.02.19 | DICK ROUGHSEY IS TOPS
- 21.02.19 | 30 YEARS OF ABORIGINAL ART IN THE US
- 05.11.18 | Skye's the Limit
- 03.06.18 | NY “Goes Ballistic” over Aboriginal Art
- 07.04.18 | ENGLAND'S EMILY?
- 23.10.17 | The Scholls Donate Half their Art
- 13.06.17 | Ghost-Nets Straddle the World
- 05.06.17 | Barks Bigger than Ben Hur
- 04.09.16 | SCHOLL'S WOMEN
- 23.04.16 | Dealers v The Institutions
- 07.04.16 | Joe Hockey Marks the Infinite
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