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4to, 270pp. Colour illustrations. A very good paperback copy. Published in conjunction with the exhibition. Seller Inventory # 110959
Title: THEY ARE MEDITATING. Bark Paintings from the...
Publisher: Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, 2008.
Publication Date: 2008
Binding: Soft cover
Seller: THE CROSS Art + Books, Sydney, NSW, Australia
27.0 x 24.0cms 268pp colour illusts fine paperback with French flaps These barks come from Australia's Top End. The essays include: the aesthetic & magical Groote Eylandt painting; the spirit within North_Eastern & Central Arnhem Land: from rock to bark art from Western Arnhem Land: a history of art in the Wareye region Christopher Pugar & the hidden years. Seller Inventory # 20909178
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Seller: BOOKHOME SYDNEY, Annandale Sydney, NSW, Australia
Paperback small folio, very good plus condition, thick card covers (with flaps), colour text-photos (many full-page), maps, glossy paper, minor edgewear. Heavy (1.7 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. 271 pp. This art book was published on the occasion of the exhibition: 'They are Meditating: Bark Paintings from the MCA's Arnott's Collection', Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, 2008. Assembled by Californian businessman and graphic designer, Jerome Gould from the 1960s to the early 1980s, it was gifted to the Museum by Arnott's Biscuits Ltd in 1993 - coinciding with the Year of the World's Indigenous People. The collection features works from important artists and represents the creative hubs in and around Groote Eylandt, Yirrkala, Galiwin'ku (Elcho Island), Milingimbi, Ramingining, Gunbalanya (Oenpelli), Wadeye (Port Keats), and the Tiwi Islands over time. The bark paintings of Aboriginal artists in Arnhem Land, Port Keats and the Tiwi Islands are the product of a unique legacy of many thousands of years length. Michael, Linda (catalogue editor). Mundine, Djon (guest curator). Munro, Keith (curator, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander programs). (This book, ISBN 9781921034237, is a large format paperback.). Seller Inventory # 27736
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Seller: Recycle Bookstore, San Jose, CA, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This is the paperback edition!!! Book has minor rubbing to the covers, with light wear to the edges and corners. Aside from the items listed, this is a very good copy that remains well-bound with bright pages that are crisp and unmarked. Seller Inventory # 949598
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