From ghost nets to urban collectives, to infiltrating white fella institutions and busting the gatekeepers through mentorship, Aboriginal art activism finds many of its origins in Queensland.
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Tony Albert, Pay Attention 2009-2010, mixed media on aluminium. Installation view Tony Albert: Visible QAGOMA. Photo: Joe Ruckli, courtesy the artist and QAGOMA.
Art activism is a term we usually assign to work being made in our cities; hotbeds of tension where social, environmental and economic ideals are quickly diffused by politics, big business and developers.
Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW.
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