Survey exhibition of Groote Eylandt art

Ian Potter Museum of Art

http://www.art-museum.unimelb.edu.au/art_exhibitions_detail.aspx?view=195&category=future
Wednesday 14 November 2012 to Monday 01 April 2013
Exhibition coming up at Ian Potter Museum of Art in Melbourne precinct, Victoria, Australia
Over the last six years, research and display of an important group of 1940s Groote Eylandt bark paintings from the university’s collection has enabled us to present fundamental information hitherto unknown (attributions, dates, subject matter). Ongoing field research and community consultation will produce the first survey of Groote Eylandt art ever undertaken.

The exhibition will include important loans from public and private collections dating from the 1920s to the present. In partnership with the Groote Eylandt community, the exhibition will investigate the striking development of Groote Eylandt art and reflect on the growing dialogue between historical works and contemporary art from the region, which has been propelled in part by the Potter’s research.

Location

Ian Potter Museum of Art
The University of Melbourne, Swanston Street
Melbourne Precinct
Victoria
Australia
‘Missionary boat ‘Holly’
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Quartpot Warramarrba, with dinghy, canoes with paddling figures, Fred Gray’s boat ‘Oituli’ and goats’, c. 1941–45, ochres and orchid extract on eucalyptus bark. The University of Melbourne Art Collection.