"Contemporary Aboriginal Painting from Australia" Exhibition
Closes in 87 days
At The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Media: Painting
This installation features fourteen bold and colorful paintings created by contemporary Aboriginal Australian artists. Drawn from a private collection in the U. S., the installation provides an introduction to Aboriginal painting, which has become Australia’s most celebrated contemporary art movement and has attained prominence within the international art world. The works on view—all of which have never before been on public display—were created primarily over the past decade by artists from the central desert, where the contemporary painting movement began, and from adjoining regions, to which the movement spread. On view are paintings by prominent artists, including some of the founders of the contemporary movement, as well as emerging figures. This is the first presentation of contemporary Australian Aboriginal painting to be held at the Metropolitan Museum.
[Image: Paddy Bedford "Queensland Creek (Merrmerrji)" (2005) Ocher on composition board 32.75 x 40.25 in. © Paddy Bedford Estate]
Schedule
From 2009-12-15 To 2010-06-13
Artist(s)
Paddy Bedford, Anatjari Tjakamarra, Mitjili Napurrula, George Tjungurrayi et al.
Fee
Suggested Donations: Adults $20, Seniors $15, Students $10, Members and Children Free
Venue Hours
From 9:30 To 17:30
fridays closing at 21:00, saturdays closing at 21:00
Closed on Mondays, Holidays
Note:Open on some holiday Mondays.
Maps
Access
Corner of 82nd St. Subway: 6 to 77th Street or 4/5/6 to 86th Street
Address
1000 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10028
Phone: 212-570-3951 Fax: 212-472-2764
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