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Yolngu power
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Yolngu power

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Yol?u power: the art of Yirrkala offers a comprehensive insight into a group of world-recognised and celebrated artists from Yirrkala and the development of an art movement whose contribution to Australian art - and, increasingly, international art - is profound.

The art of Yirrkala is inextricably intertwined with its cultural, political and social history. For almost 100 years, artists from this small community in Northeast Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia have shared art as a means of cultural diplomacy - as a respectful assertion of power in its diverse forms, from sovereignty to influence, authority and control, to energy, strength and

pride.

Published in association with a major survey at the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney,Yol?u power features over 200 works from the 1940s to the present day. It considers the significant moments in Yirrkala's history when artists have consciously altered their practice, developed new styles or embraced new mediums. It also contextualises the work of individual artists within the broader school of artists from Yirrkala and surrounding Miwatj Country.

An essay by the exhibition curator, Cara Pinchbeck, provides an overview of the various innovative art practices in Yirrkala, examiningthe influence of inheritance, family connections, and acts of diplomacy and activism. Ma?arrpa leader and artist DjambawaMariwili discusses the nuances of speaking for Country (land, sea and sky) with the Aboriginal arts specialist Kade McDonald, and the coordinator at Buku-Larr?gay Mulka Centre in Yirrkala, Will Stubbs, writes on the power embodied in Yol?u art.

The plates are interspersed with voices from Yirrkala, past and present, offering a range of perspectives on the visual culture of this important art centre.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Country
Australia
Date
10 July 2025
Pages
200
ISBN
9781741741780

Yol?u power: the art of Yirrkala offers a comprehensive insight into a group of world-recognised and celebrated artists from Yirrkala and the development of an art movement whose contribution to Australian art - and, increasingly, international art - is profound.

The art of Yirrkala is inextricably intertwined with its cultural, political and social history. For almost 100 years, artists from this small community in Northeast Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia have shared art as a means of cultural diplomacy - as a respectful assertion of power in its diverse forms, from sovereignty to influence, authority and control, to energy, strength and

pride.

Published in association with a major survey at the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney,Yol?u power features over 200 works from the 1940s to the present day. It considers the significant moments in Yirrkala's history when artists have consciously altered their practice, developed new styles or embraced new mediums. It also contextualises the work of individual artists within the broader school of artists from Yirrkala and surrounding Miwatj Country.

An essay by the exhibition curator, Cara Pinchbeck, provides an overview of the various innovative art practices in Yirrkala, examiningthe influence of inheritance, family connections, and acts of diplomacy and activism. Ma?arrpa leader and artist DjambawaMariwili discusses the nuances of speaking for Country (land, sea and sky) with the Aboriginal arts specialist Kade McDonald, and the coordinator at Buku-Larr?gay Mulka Centre in Yirrkala, Will Stubbs, writes on the power embodied in Yol?u art.

The plates are interspersed with voices from Yirrkala, past and present, offering a range of perspectives on the visual culture of this important art centre.

Read More
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Country
Australia
Date
10 July 2025
Pages
200
ISBN
9781741741780