65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art
65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art
65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art
65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art
65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art
65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art
65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art
65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art
65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art
65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art
65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art
65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art
65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art
65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art
65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art
65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art
65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art
65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art
65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art
65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art
65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art
65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art
65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art
65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art
65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art
65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art

65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art

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By Marcia Langton and Judith Ryan
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65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art stares into the dark heart of Australia's brutal colonial history and offers new insights into the first art of this country. 

Long before Britain's invasion of Australia in 1788, First Peoples' cultural and design traditions flourished for thousands of generations. Their art shaped the continent as we know it today and the societies that thrived here; but these continuing artistic practices and new art forms were disregarded by the settlers, and not considered to be 'fine art' until the late 1980s. 

In this publication, twenty-five writers urge us to reconsider the art history that is unique to the Australian continent and to acknowledge its rise to prominence in modern times. Featuring new writing by leading thinkers across generations and disciplines, it celebrates Indigenous Australian art across media, time and language groups. 

Today Indigenous art and artists are at the forefront of contemporary art practice. In very real and tangible ways, this publication reveals the artistic brilliance of Australia's First Peoples and stands as a testament to their resilience. 

Professor Marcia Langton AO, anthropologist, geographer, academic and public intellectual, is a descendant of the Yiman and Bidjara nations of Queensland. Since 2000 she has been Foundation Chair of Australian Indigenous Studies at the University of Melbourne, where she is Associate Provost.

Ms Judith Ryan AM, an art historian, is Senior Curator, Art Museums at the University of Melbourne and was previously Senior Curator of Indigenous Art at the National Gallery of Victoria where she played a key role in the development and scholarly interpretation of a nationally important public collection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art.

  • Dimensions 23.7 x 30.7 x 3.6 cm
  • Author Edited by Marcia Langton and Judith Ryan
  • ISBN 9781760764210
  • Hardback Yes
  • Number of illustrations 200 Illustrations, colour
  • Publisher Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
  • No of pages 353
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