Parliament House is more than a location for sitting politicians; it is the meeting place for artists Imants Tillers and Michael Nelson Jagamara, and their story of reconciliation through collaboration.
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Visual Arts
Imants Tillers and Michael Nelson Jagamara unveiling The Messenger at Parliament House, Canberra. Photographs: DPS/Auspic.
In the 1980s, when appropriation was all the rage and not long after an unfolding celebration of Central Desert Painting, artist Imants Tillers used elements of Michael Nelson Jagamara’s painting Five Dreamings (1982) without permission in his work The Nine Shots (1985). The work was shown in the 1986 Biennale of Sydney.
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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