The necessity of (un) Australian art history: writing for the New World

Authors

Ian A. McLean, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

68443

Publication Details

McLean, I. A. (2006). The necessity of (un) Australian art history: writing for the New World. Artlink: Australian contemporary art quarterly, 26 (1), 51-55.

Abstract

The Australian artworld has never looked better. There are more art journals, exhibition spaces and art graduates than ever. Even globalisation has been a boon to local artists, especially indigenous ones. But there is a catch. There may be plenty of interesting artists from Australia but few aspire to make Australian art. If Rex Butler is right, the desire now is for 'unAustralian' art.

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