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Visual Arts
Western desert mob artists support the Fake Art Harms Culture, launched at Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair; Photo Gabrielle Sullivan, supplied
One of the most surprising booths at the tenth anniversary of the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair this past weekend displayed fake art collected from tourist shops. The works were presented alongside those purchased from Aboriginal art centres to illustrate the dangers of buying Indigenous art without transparent information around its origin.
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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