On View Magazine 07-09.2015 | Page 57

Created at the frontier
where Indigenous and Western cultures meet, these paintings speak across cultures, a
reminder that contemporary
art comes from all corners of
the globe. Although rarely
seen in the US, these artists
stand at the vanguard of global
contemporary art practice. No
Boundaries offers a unique
opportunity to view these artists’ works in depth, featuring

a stunning selection from each
period in their careers.
The turn of the 21st century
was a moment of extraordinary
experimentation and innovation in Australian Aboriginal
contemporary art. Across the
country, artists transformed
their traditional iconographies
into more abstract styles of
mark making. The nine artists featured in No Boundaries were at the forefront of this
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PRINCE OF WALES
(MIDPUL), Larrakia.
Born 1938. Died 2002.
Body Marks, 1999.
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas,
35-7/8 x 47-1/4”,
© The artist’s estate and
Karen Brown Gallery, Darwin.

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