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Indigenous frames of reference: translating the past into a politics of the future

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posted on 2024-10-30, 16:19 authored by Olivia Guntarik
Rusty Peters is an Aboriginal artist, from the Jirrawun ethnic group in the East Kimberly region of northern Australia, known for the controversial political commentary he expresses in his art. His painting, Gamerre: What's This Museum?, demonstrates potently the contradictions between western and indigenous knowledge systems. As a multilayered work, the painting reminds us that European models of art collecting and display have not always recognised indigenous ways of knowing. The work also points to the important potential of exhibition material to shape thinking. In today's climate of change, what is the way forward for museums in representing indigenous history, culture and identity? My paper will respond to this question by drawing from indigenous worldviews and a range of scholarship (including Malaysian) to critically reflect on the possibilities and political implications of representing indigenous peoples in contemporary museums.

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Start page

188

End page

209

Total pages

22

Outlet

Inspiring Action: Museums and Social Change

Editors

Graeme Farnell

Publisher

Museums, 2010

Place published

Milton Keynes, England

Language

English

Copyright

MuseumsEtc, c2009

Former Identifier

2006017791

Esploro creation date

2020-06-22

Fedora creation date

2011-04-15

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