What might resemble the abstract pointillism of Western societies, Australia's Aboriginal art has a deeper meaning and significance that begs viewers to look beyond the painted surface. On May 30, the ...

The global art world is rapidly becoming aware of this market, but there are some pitfalls to know about if you are looking to buy into it. Installation view of the Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally ...

The tension between sacred mysteries that must be shielded from outsiders and those that can be revealed animates an exhibition at the Asia Society. By Arthur Lubow The Aboriginal art of northeast ...

In 1972, with assistance from an art teacher, 11 men formed a cooperative called Papunya Tula Artists. By 1974 the group had grown to 40. Collection of John and Barbara Wilkerson An art movement’s ...

Every month, hundreds of galleries add newly available works by thousands of artists to the Artnet Gallery Network—and every week, we shine a spotlight on one artist or exhibition you should know.

Aboriginal communities, which historically had no written language, used dots as a visual storytelling method which convey sacred ancestral beings, the relationship between people and the land, and ...

In 1770, a ship called The Endeavour made land in a lovely cove not yet called Botany Bay, observed by Gweagal men. Spears were waved on one side; shots fired on the other. An Aboriginal man was ...

For respected curator Hetti Perkins, who warned on retiring from the Art Gallery of NSW in 2011 that the “mainstreaming” of Aboriginal art and culture had largely failed indigenous people, the answer ...

Siobhan McHugh and Ian McLean received funding from the Australian Research Council to investigate transcultural practices in Indigenous contemporary art. Margo Neale, Senior Indigenous Curator at the ...