28 episodes
Aboriginal Art in America Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection and The Virginia Audio Collective
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Each week we spend a few minutes getting to know a work by an Indigenous Australian artist. We'll talk about medium, style, the evolution of Aboriginal art over its 50,000+ years, and the ways these works and artists transcend and translate the issues of the day from the other side of the world.
Aboriginal Art in America is made by The Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection, the only museum outside of Australia dedicated to the exhibition and study of Indigenous Australian art, and The Virginia Audio Collective.
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Past & Present Together: 50 Years of Papunya Tula Artists
This week we introduce a new project from the Kluge-Ruhe made in collaboration with UVA Press. Curator Henry Skerritt dives into the history of the Papunya Tula Artists — a movement started in Northern Australia that is now celebrating its 50th anniversary. The Kluge-Ruhe’s current exhibit and launch of their new project both serve as a tribute to the Papunya Tula Artists who changed the face of global contemporary art.
Learn more about Papunya Tula: https://kluge-ruhe.org/exhibition/irrititja-kuwarri-tjungu-past-present-together-50-years-papunya-tula-artists/ -
Marrnyula Mununggurr's Puzzlework Paintings
Artist Marrnyula Mununggurr is well renowned in the Yonglu community for her warmth and creative genius. Her work will finally go on display in the United States this September with the the opening of “MAḎAYIN: Eight decades Aboriginial Australian Bark Painting from Yirrkala.” Mary Garner McGehee spoke with Kluge-Ruhe curator Henry Skerritt to get an inside look on Marrnyula’s work and creative process.
Learn more about MAḎAYIN: https://madayin.kluge-ruhe.org -
Djambawa Marawili and an Exhibition Six Years in the Making
Artist Djambawa Marawili came up with the idea for the exhibition "MAḎAYIN, Eight Decades of Aboriginal Australian Bark Painting from Yirrkala" over six years ago. Soon his vision will become reality when MAḎAYIN opens at the Hood Museum at Dartmouth in September. In this episode, Kluge-Ruhe curator Henry Skerritt introduces us to Djambawa Marawili and tells us the story of the birth of MAḎAYIN.
Learn more about MAḎAYIN: https://madayin.kluge-ruhe.org -
Boomalli and Self-Determined Identity
https://kluge-ruhe.org/exhibition/boomalli-prints-paper-making-space-art-collective/
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Boomalli on Paper
https://kluge-ruhe.org/exhibition/boomalli-prints-paper-making-space-art-collective/
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Boomalli and the Bicentennial of British Invasion
https://kluge-ruhe.org/exhibition/boomalli-prints-paper-making-space-art-collective/