They Are Meditating: Bark Paintings from the MCA's Arnott's Collection – Edited by Linda Michael; Guest Curator Djon Mundine

Authors/Contributors:
Linda Michael (Editor), Djon Mundine (Guest Curator)

Publisher:
Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, 2008
ISBN: 9781921034237
Format: Softcover, 271 pages
Condition: Very Good – light wear to top and bottom edges; clean, unmarked interior

Description:
An exceptional and richly illustrated exhibition catalogue featuring bark paintings from Arnhem Land in the MCA’s Arnott’s Collection, curated by Djon Mundine, a leading figure in contemporary Indigenous art.

Published to accompany the 2008 exhibition held at the Museum of Contemporary Art Sydney, this volume documents the transformation of bark painting from a traditional ceremonial practice to a contemporary artform. Featuring works from Gunbalanya (Oenpelli), Wadeye (Port Keats), Yirrkala, Groote Eylandt, and Maningrida, it highlights the profound spiritual and cultural significance of each piece.

Complete with artist biographies, maps, and contextual essays, They Are Meditating is a major contribution to the study of First Nations art and contemporary museology.