Lecture at Kluge-Ruhe

The Raw and the Cooked: The Aesthetic Principle in Aboriginal Art

In this slide talk Judith Ryan, Senior Curator of Indigenous Art at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia will discuss aesthetics and politics, revealing how she looks at Aboriginal art. Ryan has curated about forty exhibitions of Indigenous art and has published widely in the field. Her publications include Mythscapes: Aboriginal Art of the Desert; Spirit in Land: Bark Paintings from Arnhem Land; Images of Power: Aboriginal Art of the Kimberley.  In 2007 Ryan guest curated Power & Beauty: Indigenous art now for Heide Museum of Modern Art. She is currently working on a blockbuster exhibition Origins: Old Masters of the Western Desert to open in September 2011. The lecture is free, but space is limited and advance reservations are required. To make a reservation, please call 434-244-0234.