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Saltwater Country Opens in the Netherlands
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2015-01-04 16:30:50
A new exhibition Saltwater Country is set to open at the Museum of Contemporary Aboriginal Art in Utrecht on January 11, showing a great diversity of art produced by sixteen artists from Queensland's coastal regions in north-east Australia. They have...» Read More
GORDON BENNETT 1955 to 3 June 2014
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 2014-06-28 13:39:11
“I am an Indigenous Australian. My mother is an Indigenous Australian and her mother before that and so on for countless generations. My father was English. My work comes out of small town and suburban Australia. I was socialised into...» Read More
Aboriginal Art Auctioned in Melbourne and Paris
Posted by Nicholas Forrest | 2012-10-08 12:04:42
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 art...» Read More
GORDON BENNETT SOLO IN UTRECHT
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 2012-06-22 19:41:00
In Outsider / Insider: The art of Gordon Bennett, the AAMU Museum of Contemporary Aboriginal Art will present a selection from the wide-ranging oeuvre of Gordon Bennett, who is regarded as one of Australia's most significant contemporary artists. Gordon Bennett...» Read More
Lavertys in The Netherlands
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 2012-01-20 11:31:38
The Lavertys - Colin and Liz - are legends in their own lifetimes. For they've not only built the largest Aboriginal art collection in this country – others overseas, such as the late John Kluge's, now at the University of...» Read More
Cobra and Aboriginal art brought together in Breaking with Tradition
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2010-11-04 21:20:12
BREAKING WITH TRADITION: Cobra and Aboriginal art explores the influence of the ideas of the European avant-garde movement Cobra on the development of contemporary Aboriginal art. Work by Paji Honeychild Yankarr, Narputta Nangala Jugadai and Yata Gypsy Yadda will be...» Read More
Cobra and Aboriginal art brought together in Breaking with Tradition
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2010-10-27 22:44:44
BREAKING WITH TRADITION: Cobra and Aboriginal art explores the influence of the ideas of the European avant-garde movement Cobra on the development of contemporary Aboriginal art. Work by Paji Honeychild Yankarr, Narputta Nangala Jugadai and Yata Gypsy Yadda will be...» Read More
Contemporary Aboriginal Art in Holland
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2010-10-13 02:55:48
When I look around this country and think about the efforts of our state art galleries to excite and educate people about Aboriginal art and culture, I’d have to conclude that there’s not much fire in the belly. True —...» Read More
UQ unveils first major survey of Aurukun art
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2010-08-25 21:51:48
The University of Queensland Art Museum will be swimming with crocodiles, sharks and the odd dugong for its next exhibition, and you're encouraged to dive in for the experience. On show from September 11, Before Time Today is the first...» Read More
Marcia Langton's Challenging Portrait
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 2010-06-09 13:50:48
The National Portrait Gallery today unveiled a new commissioned portrait of Professor Marcia Langton AM by leading Blak artist Brook Andrew. Andrew was invited to produce a contemporary portrait of Professor Langton. And the result is designed to embody Langton’s...» Read More
Dutch Icons of Aboriginal art on Show
Posted by Jeremy Eccles | 2010-04-20 21:01:29
Aboriginal art today! provides a fascinating overview of the evolution of contemporary Aboriginal art from its beginnings in1971 right up to its most recent developments. What is particularly significant is that all the works featured in this exhibition come from...» Read More
Powerful lines and organic forms tell complex stories: first solo exhibition Paddy Bedford outside Australia
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2009-10-02 08:08:40
Utrecht, 1 October 2009 Powerful lines and organic forms that tell complex stories First solo exhibition Paddy Bedford outside Australia from October 8 at AAMU The grand retrospective at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney in 2006/2007 highlighted the status...» Read More
Mike Anderson new director of AAMU
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2009-05-16 18:46:13
As of 1 June Mike Anderson, presently Cultural Governance programme leader at Kunst & Zaken, will be director of the AAMU Museum of contemporary Aboriginal art in Utrecht. He will succeed Ms Daniëlle van den Broek, who was director of...» Read More
Daniel Walbidi : de la collection au prêt : entre enthousiasme et absence
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2009-04-19 10:13:51
Ces trois peintures de l'artiste Daniel Walbidi viennent de me quitter quelques mois pour une exposition au Musée Aborigène de la ville d'Utrecht en Hollande, le AAMU. Un sentiment étrange m'habite. D'un côté l'enthousiasme. Ce prêt contribue à présenter ce jeune...» Read More
Show your colours
Posted by Aboriginal Art Directory | 2009-04-11 21:20:02
EXPLOSION OF COLOURS IN RECENT ART NEW EXHIBITION “SHOW YOUR COLOURS” OPENS 23 APRIL From the intense colours in Emily Kame Kngwarreye’s work to Billy Benn’s subtle palette: ”Show Your Colours” celebrates the bold use of colour in contemporary Aboriginal art....» Read More
