Large, bold and colourful, Indigenous Australian art has made an indelible impression on the contemporary imagination. But it is controversial, dividing the stakeholders from those who smell a scam. Whether the artists are victims or victors, there is no denying their impact in the media and on the art world and collectors worldwide. How did Australian art become the most successful indigenous form in the world? How did its artists escape the ethnographic and souvenir markets to become players in an art world to which they had previously been denied access? Finely illustrated, and now available in paperback, this full historical account makes you question everything you were taught about contemporary art.
- ISBN13 9781780239873
- Publish Date 13 August 2018 (first published 1 June 2016)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 3 February 2022
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Reaktion Books
- Format Paperback
- Pages 304
- Language English