Australian Indigenous Art : Local Dreamings, Global Consumption (Autohtona Australijska Umetnost : Lokalno Sanjarenje, Globalna Potra\vznja)

Indigenous Australian visual art is an outstanding case of the dynamics of globalization and its intersection with the hyper-local wellsprings of cultural expression, and of the strengths and weaknesses of state, philanthropic and commercial backing for cultural production and dissemination. The cha...

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Main Authors: Ryan, M., Keane, Michael, Cunningham, S.
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Economy Group and The Australian Embassy Belgrade 2013
Online Access:http://eprints.qut.edu.au/70241/
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/47036
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description Indigenous Australian visual art is an outstanding case of the dynamics of globalization and its intersection with the hyper-local wellsprings of cultural expression, and of the strengths and weaknesses of state, philanthropic and commercial backing for cultural production and dissemination. The chapter traces the development of the international profile of Indigenous ‘dot’ art – a traditional symbolic art form from the Western Desert – as ‘high-end’ visual art, and its positioning within elite markets and finance supported by key international brokers, collectors and philanthropists.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-470362017-01-30T15:30:43Z Australian Indigenous Art : Local Dreamings, Global Consumption (Autohtona Australijska Umetnost : Lokalno Sanjarenje, Globalna Potra\vznja) Ryan, M. Keane, Michael Cunningham, S. Indigenous Australian visual art is an outstanding case of the dynamics of globalization and its intersection with the hyper-local wellsprings of cultural expression, and of the strengths and weaknesses of state, philanthropic and commercial backing for cultural production and dissemination. The chapter traces the development of the international profile of Indigenous ‘dot’ art – a traditional symbolic art form from the Western Desert – as ‘high-end’ visual art, and its positioning within elite markets and finance supported by key international brokers, collectors and philanthropists. 2013 Book Chapter http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/47036 http://eprints.qut.edu.au/70241/ Economy Group and The Australian Embassy Belgrade restricted
spellingShingle Ryan, M.
Keane, Michael
Cunningham, S.
Australian Indigenous Art : Local Dreamings, Global Consumption (Autohtona Australijska Umetnost : Lokalno Sanjarenje, Globalna Potra\vznja)
title Australian Indigenous Art : Local Dreamings, Global Consumption (Autohtona Australijska Umetnost : Lokalno Sanjarenje, Globalna Potra\vznja)
title_full Australian Indigenous Art : Local Dreamings, Global Consumption (Autohtona Australijska Umetnost : Lokalno Sanjarenje, Globalna Potra\vznja)
title_fullStr Australian Indigenous Art : Local Dreamings, Global Consumption (Autohtona Australijska Umetnost : Lokalno Sanjarenje, Globalna Potra\vznja)
title_full_unstemmed Australian Indigenous Art : Local Dreamings, Global Consumption (Autohtona Australijska Umetnost : Lokalno Sanjarenje, Globalna Potra\vznja)
title_short Australian Indigenous Art : Local Dreamings, Global Consumption (Autohtona Australijska Umetnost : Lokalno Sanjarenje, Globalna Potra\vznja)
title_sort australian indigenous art : local dreamings, global consumption (autohtona australijska umetnost : lokalno sanjarenje, globalna potra\vznja)
url http://eprints.qut.edu.au/70241/
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/47036