The dealer is the devil : adventures in the Aboriginal art trade /

Adrian Newstead's explosive memoir lifts the lid on what Robert Hughes once described as ""the last great art movement of the 20th century."" After thirty years sitting round campfires with Aboriginal artists all over Australia, Newstead has produced the definitive expose of...

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Main Author: Newstead, Adrian
Other Authors: Hessey, Ruth, Borghesi, Emma, Klinner, Kerry
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Blackheath, Australia : Brandl and Schlesinger, 2014
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
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Summary:Adrian Newstead's explosive memoir lifts the lid on what Robert Hughes once described as ""the last great art movement of the 20th century."" After thirty years sitting round campfires with Aboriginal artists all over Australia, Newstead has produced the definitive expose of ""the first great art movement of the 21st century"". From remote Indigenous communities with their dispossessed populations of tribal elders and troubled youth, to the gleaming white box galleries, high powered auction houses, and formidable art institutions of major cities all over the world. Newstead combines personal a.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:1 online resource (520 pages) : color illustrations, photographs
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781921556456
1921556455
1921556439
9781921556432
9781921556449
1921556447
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 22, 2014).