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A growing collection of Indigenous-led art writing, criticism, and creative thought.
Curtis Taylor and his Marlpa
Curtis Taylor and his Marlpa A response to 'Untitled 2', an exhibition by Curtis Taylor at Ellenbrook Arts
Time Shallows
Time Shallows Temporalities on Noongar Country
Words: Cass Lynch
ŋari / gambira
ŋari / gambira Our stories connected to the sky are more than mythology, they are teachings and oral maps written in the language of deep time.
The Museum is a Time Machine that Doesn’t Work for Us
The Museum is a Time Machine that Doesn’t Work for Us {MESSAGE TO FUTURE ANCESTORS—we felt the wind in the sky guided by our Elders and we tried our best}
The Indigenous Turn
The Indigenous Turn From the periphery to the global stage
Seeing Ourselves
Seeing Ourselves The power of critical Blak arts writing

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Bob Gibson, Patjantja, 2025

synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 180.0 x 150.0 cm
(c) Bob Gibson, courtesy Vivien Anderson Gallery, Narrm/Melbourne

Ita Tipungwuti, Parlini Jilamara, 2007

earth pigment on canvas, 160.0 x 200.0 cm
(c) Ita Tipungwuti, courtesy Vivien Anderson Gallery, Narrm/Melbourne

Clare Jaque Vasquez, The Haze And The Hush, 2025

acrylic and impasto on stretched canvas, 130.0 x 150.0 cm
(c) Clare Jaque Vasquez, courtesy Vivien Anderson Gallery, Narrm/Melbourne

Charles Inkamala, Glen Helen, Mission Days, 2025

 

Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 61 x 61 cm
(c) Courtesy of Vivien Anderson Gallery

Maree Clarke, The Long Journey Home 8, 2024

digital print on photographic paper, 69.0 x 102.5 cm
(c) Maree Clarke, courtesy Vivien Anderson Gallery, Narrm/Melbourne

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