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Indigenous artists take on London’s Royal Academy

Australia Council to fund Royal Academy commissions by Indigenous artists Judy Watson and Christian Thompson.

16 Sep 2013

Gina Fairley

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The Australia Council for the Arts has announced it will fund Judy Watson and London-based Christian Thompson to create new works for the Royal Academy of Arts on the occasion of its blockbuster exhibition Australia.

Indigenous artist Watson (QLD) has been commissioned by the Royal Academy to re-create her powerful outdoor piece fire and water (2007), the signature work of Canberra’s Reconciliation Place.

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Gina Fairley

Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina