After the Dreamings – 25 Years of Australian Aboriginal Art in the U.S.
A Moderated Discussion with Françoise Dussart and Wally Caruana
Tuesday, June 11, 7:00 pm
“In 1988 at the Asia Society Galleries in New York, an exhibition titled Dreamings: The Art of Aboriginal Australia changed the way Americans viewed Aboriginal art. Dreamings was pivotal in defining Aboriginal art as contemporary fine art, and as a result, several American collectors including John Kluge were inspired to create world class collections. In the past year, two of these collections appeared in major exhibitions at Seattle Art Museum and the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College, demonstrating the growing significance of Aboriginal art to audiences worldwide. Join us for a moderated discussion with Françoise Dussart and Wally Caruana, who offer different perspectives on the development of contemporary Aboriginal art and its impact on American collectors and museum audiences.”