James Tylor and Darrell Sibosado are included in the 4th National Indigenous Art Triennial, touring nationally until May 2024.
'Ceremony is testament that our culture has survived – not only over the many thousands of years but, particularly, the last couple of hundred years – because of its capacity for innovation and adaptability.' – Hetti Perkins, curator
Ceremony remains central to the creative practice of many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists. This exhibition and program of events will animate and heal to reveal how ceremony is at the nexus of Country, of culture and of community.
From the intimate and personal to the collective and collaborative, ceremonies manifest through visual art, film, music and dance. Ceremonial practice has a performative element. At its heart is the concept of iteration, the artist’s conscious engagement with what has come before. Iteration can be expressed in the painted minutiae of tali (sandhills) or the click of a shutter.
National Gallery of Australia
26 May – 31 July 2022
Touring details:
The University of Queensland Art Museum (UQ), QLD
27 Aug – 26 Nov 2022
Shepparton Art Museum, VIC
17 Dec 2022 – 26 Feb 2023
Araluen Arts Centre, NT
25 Mar – 11 Jun 2023
Samstag Museum of Art, UniSA, SA
29 Sep – 8 Dec 2023
Western Plains Cultural Centre, NSW
20 Jan – 12 May 2024
