Media Muddles Aboriginal Politics
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 21.05.20
A fascinating study of 45 years' media coverage of important Indigenous issues, beginning with the Larrakia Petition in 1972, concludes that, at last, “Aboriginal people appear to be effectively shaping the media discourse on Aboriginal issues”. But it's been a...» Read More
The McKenzie Powerhouse
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 22.07.19
In 2016, Elder Regina McKenzie and her daughter, Juanella, woke to the news that the Flinders Ranges in outback South Australia was being considered as a dumping site for nuclear waste from Scotland. Regina, a Traditional Owner of the Flinders...» Read More
A Riposte to Christopher Allen
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 11.05.15
“Of course (my italics), it is only the cultural meanings that give the works substance and authority”. What a sentence! It could only have come from my long-time professional acquaintance, Christopher Allen – a man employed by the Weekend Australian...» Read More
DOOM & GLOOM??
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 26.11.14
The Australian newspaper's galumphing headline writers had a field-day last Friday with their ultra-bold claim: 'Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi’s demise echoes the fate of Aboriginal art'. The obituary continued in the words of pallbearer Nicolas Rothwell: “The high-end market for traditional...» Read More
WHITLAM MALIGNED BY FAIRFAX
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 24.10.14
A great wrong has been done to both history and Gough Whitlam's memory by the Fairfax press. Their splendid supplement on Wednesday to commemorate the passing of that great mover and shaker of a slothful Australia contained a section on...» Read More
Deutscher && Hackett Achieve $100,000+ for Two Aboriginal Paintings
Posted by Nicholas Forrest | 03.12.12
Deutscher and Hackett’s November 28 Aboriginal Art auction produced some great results with two paintings selling for more than $100,000 (including buyer’s premium). The overall sale total of $671,100, which equated to 64% sold by volume and 53% sold by...» Read More
Aboriginal Art Auctioned in Melbourne and Paris
Posted by Nicholas Forrest | 08.10.12
The Aboriginal art auction scene has been relatively quiet over the last few weeks save for a couple of auctions one of which took place in Paris, the other in Melbourne. French auction house Artprecium held an auction of Aboriginal...» Read More
Newspaper Archive
- 24.09.12 | Lin Onus Painting Fetches $171,818 at Menzies Art Brands Auction
- 27.08.12 | Digby Moran selected as finalist for Parliament of NSW Aboriginal Art Prize
- 24.08.12 | Aboriginal Art from the Holmes a Court Collection Auctioned in Sydney
- 16.08.12 | ciaf 2012
- 23.07.12 | Aboriginal Art Finds Favour at Paris Auction
- 20.07.12 | Indigenous artist wins Waterhouse art prize
- 06.07.12 | Solid Prices for Aboriginal Art at Menzies Art Brands June 20 Sale
- 25.06.12 | Tribal Trend Sparks International Hunt for Aboriginal Artefacts
- 11.06.12 | Mossgreen's Sell-Out Aboriginal Art Auction
- 11.06.12 | Aboriginal Artist Auction Records at Stellar Sotheby’s Sale
- 04.06.12 | Early Papunya Boards Head Sothebys Australia Aboriginal Art Sale
- 04.06.12 | Spectacular Aboriginal Art from the Kluge Collection to be Sold by Mossgreen
- 23.01.12 | 2011 Indigenous Ceramic Awards
- 13.01.11 | Western desert artist leaves behind record of women's ceremony
- 08.12.10 | Gems sparkle in Sotheby's earnings
- 08.12.10 | Indigenous art code launched
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