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17. Gobawarrah-Yinhawangka Traditional Owners and Michael Bonner, Gobawarrah-Yinhawangka Horizon Line, 2023 acrylic on wall, installation view in Black Sky, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, 2023, photograph by Rebecca Mansell The entrance to Black Sky is painted black, with an orange line that bisects the wall erratically. A leap of faith into the abyss
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A leap of faith into the abyss

29 March 2023

Generous and powerful, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery’s Perth Festival exhibition explores the role of the night sky in First Nations culture, as a bridge between this world and other realms, writes Ilona McGuire.

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Sandra Hill, Minang/Wardandi/Ballardong/Nyoongar peoples, Double Standards, 2015, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, purchased 2016 with the support of Warwick Hemsley and The Hon. Melissa Parke to mark Mr Hemsley's tenure on Council and in recognition of the 50th Anniversary of the 1967 Referendum. What looks like an abstracted version of the Australian flag is actually composed of tiny squares, each depicting the double standards that exist for black and white Australia A statement of cultural survival
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A statement of cultural survival

14 March 2022

Often tackling confronting issues, the Art Gallery of WA’s “Ever Present” is a stunning and thought-provoking exhibition, says Michelle White.

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