Memorial, The: A Masterpiece Of Aboriginal Art / Le Memorial Un Chef-D’oeuvre D’art Aborigene

Catalogue of exhibition of “The Aboriginal Memorial’ held at the Olympic Museum, Lausanne; foreword by Lowitja O’Donoghue; hollow log sculptures created by artists of the Ramingining community in1988 to commemorate Aboriginal people who had lost their lives defending their land since 1788; painting styles and the installation represent the environments of nine clans; overview of Australian Aboriginal art and Aboriginal burial practices; hollow-log or bone coffins; Dupun ceremony ; environments of Arnhem Land.

Parallel text in French and English.

“This exhibition was organized under the auspices of Art Exhibitions Australia, the National Gallery of Australia and the Olympic Museum as a formal component of the Olympic Arts Festivals program for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games”

“1er juillet au 31 octobre 1999, 1st July to 31st October 1999”

This exhibition part of the Olympic arts festival Reaching the World.

Includes bibliographical references.

French & English.

National Gallery of Australia — Exhibitions.  |  Aboriginal memorial.  |  Bark painting — Northern Territory — Arnhem Land — Exhibitions.  |  Art, Aboriginal Australian — Northern Territory — Arnhem Land — Exhibitions.  |  Death – Mortuary / funeral ceremonies.  |  Art – Sculpture.  |  Death – Mortuary / funeral ceremonies – Mortuary objects – Coffins – Log coffins.  |  Art – Economic aspects – Markets – Market places.  |  Art – Painting – Bark.  |  Arnhem Land (NT)  |  Ramingining (Central Arnhem Land SD53-02)

Musee Olympique (Lausanne, Switzerland)  |  National Gallery of Australia  |  Art Exhibitions Australia  |  Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games. Olympic Arts Festivals

144 pages : col. ill., col. maps, col. ports. ; 30 cm. #101021 (Small art gallery stamp on fep.)