Becoming art : exploring cross-cultural categories / Howard Morphy.
Material type: TextPublisher: Oxford ; New York : Berg, 2007Description: xv, 234 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1845206568
- 9781845206567
- 1845206576
- 9781845206574
- 704.039915 22
- N7401 .M655 2007
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Book | City Campus City Campus Main Collection | 704.039915 MOR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A374682B |
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704.039915 ISA Aboriginality : contemporary Aboriginal paintings & prints / | 704.039915 MCC Contemporary aboriginal art : a guide to the rebirth of an ancient culture / | 704.039915 MOR Aboriginal art / | 704.039915 MOR Becoming art : exploring cross-cultural categories / | 704.039915 NAT Culture warriors : national Indigenous art triennial. | 704.039915 NAT Undisclosed : 2nd National Indigenous Art Triennial / | 704.039915 PIN Art from Milingimbi : taking memories back / |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-222) and index.
List of Illustrations -- 1. Cross-cultural categories and the inclusion of aboriginal art -- I. A short history of Yolngu art -- 2. The history begins -- 3. Bark painting and the emergence of Yolngu fine art -- II. Engaging with art history -- 5. Visuality and representation in Yolngu art -- 6. Style and meaning: Abelam art through Yolngu eyes -- 7. Art theory and art discourse across cultures -- III. Yolngu art and the chimera of fine art -- 8. Placing indigenous art in the gallery -- 9. Conclusion --
Cross-cultural Categories and the Inclusion of Aboriginal Art -- A Short History of Yolngu Art -- The History Begins -- Bark Painting and the Emergence of Yolngu Fine Art -- Dialogue and Change -- Engaging with Art History -- Visuality and Representation in Yolngu Art -- Style and Meaning: Abelam Art through Yolngu Eyes -- Art Theory and Art Discourse across Cultures -- Yolngu Art and the Chimera of Fine Art -- Placing Indigenous Art in the Gallery -- Conclusion.
"Thirty years ago Australian Aboriginal art was little more than a footnote to world art. Today, it is considered to be an important contemporary art movement, often promoted as being connected to a deep cultural past." "Becoming Art provides a new analysis of the shifting cultural and social contexts that surround the production of Aboriginal art. Transcending the boundaries between anthropology and art history, the book draws on arguments from both disciplines to provide a unique interdisciplinary perspective that places the artists themselves at the centre of the argument." "Western art history has traditionally regarded Aboriginal art as distanced in time and place. Becoming Art uses the recent history of Aboriginal art to challenge some of the presuppositions of western art discourse and western art worlds. It argues for a more cross-cultural perspective on world art history."--BOOK JACKET.
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