AustLit
Latest Issues
AbstractHistoryArchive Description
'50 years of First Nations activism in Australia through the lens of contemporary Australian Aboriginal artist Richard Bell.
'First Nations artist Richard Bell proclaims himself to be an ‘activist masquerading as an artist.’ His confrontational work and attitudes have stirred the Australian art world while being lauded internationally, taking him from a childhood in a rural Queensland shack to the lofty halls of the Tate Modern. Schooled in the rough and tumble politics of Redfern and the Canberra Tent Embassy, his work challenges the institutions of colonisation in Australia and asserts the rights of First Nations people around the world. Through this collaboration with Emory Douglas, a Black Panther known as the ‘Revolutionary Artist’ Bell’s work links the fight for rights in Australia and the U.S. He has profoundly challenged the Australian art world with his scorching manifesto, Bell’s Theorem, that labelled the Aboriginal Art industry as ‘a white thing’ defined by colonial power structures that profit most from it. At a time when Australia is contemplating voice, truth and treaty, Bell’s ideas cannot be ignored.'
Source: Production blurb.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
-
Portrait of an Artist Activist
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 28 January 2023; (p. 15)
— Review of You Can Go Now 2022 single work film/TV -
From Loveland to Blueback : 10 Australian Films to Look Out for in 2022
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 3 January 2022;
— Review of Loveland 2022 single work film/TV ; Three Thousand Years of Longing 2022 single work film/TV ; Seriously Red 2022 single work film/TV ; The Survival of Kindness 2022 single work film/TV ; Blueback 2022 single work film/TV ; Gold 2021 single work film/TV ; You Can Go Now 2022 single work film/TV ; Elvis 2022 single work film/TV ; The Drover's Wife : The Legend of Molly Johnson 2020 single work film/TV
-
From Loveland to Blueback : 10 Australian Films to Look Out for in 2022
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 3 January 2022;
— Review of Loveland 2022 single work film/TV ; Three Thousand Years of Longing 2022 single work film/TV ; Seriously Red 2022 single work film/TV ; The Survival of Kindness 2022 single work film/TV ; Blueback 2022 single work film/TV ; Gold 2021 single work film/TV ; You Can Go Now 2022 single work film/TV ; Elvis 2022 single work film/TV ; The Drover's Wife : The Legend of Molly Johnson 2020 single work film/TV -
Portrait of an Artist Activist
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 28 January 2023; (p. 15)
— Review of You Can Go Now 2022 single work film/TV