Iwantja : an exuberant new movement in contemporary Indigenous art
2023
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Located on a small ridge at the edge of the Indulkana Ranges, approximately 575 kilometres south of Alice Springs, Iwantja Arts art centre is home to some of Australia's most exciting Indigenous art. The art centre, a studio collective where the artists meet, socialise and make art, was founded in the 1980s when many Aboriginal communities were fighting for land rights. It was during this time that now senior artists campaigned to both establish an art centre in their community and for the 1981 APY Land Rights Act. As intended, the art centre is now a bustling intergenerational hub of the community where everyone shares stories, creates art and connects with their long-standing culture. Senior artists, such as original centre co-founder Alec Baker, paint alongside budding artists as well as award-winners like Vincent Namatjira, Betty Muffler and Kaylene Whiskey. Told through the artists' own words, this searing bilingual publication charts the history of Indulkana from being one of the first pastoral leases in the region to the culturally rich creative hub it is today. Iwantja is a show stopping monograph of the Anangu artists everyone needs to know.
Main title:
Iwantja : an exuberant new movement in contemporary Indigenous art / as told by the Iwantja artists.
Author:
Imprint:
Port Melbourne, Victoria : Thames & Hudson Australia, 2023.©2023
Collation:
223 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 30 cm
Notes:
Cultural Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are respectfully warned that this publication may contain the names and images of people who have passed away.Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781760762605 (hbk)9781760762605
Dewey class:
709.9423709.942
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
548436
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Indigenous | 709.942 IWA | Available |