Bugai Whyoulter, “Parnngurr Rockhole (Trou d’Eau de Roche de Parnngurr)”, 2020, Acrylic on canvas, 122 x 91 cm, Courtesy Martumili Artists.
Exhibition “NGURRA – Painting Country / Peindre nos Terres” explores the concept of Ngurra (Home Country / Terre Ancestrale), essential to understanding the interconnection between their ancestral lands and the identity of the Aboriginal peoples of the Central and Western Australian deserts, their culture and their values, and celebrates the sublime beauty and incredible diversity of these lands, embodied in a selection of paintings from different regions across the Australian desert.
Organised in close collaboration with the artists and their co-operatives, involving major senior artists such as Bugai Whyoulter and Ngamaru Bidu from Martumili Artists in Western Australia, and Atipalku Intjalki, Imiyari (Yilpi) Adamson and Tjunkaya Tapaya OAM from Ernabella Artists in South Australia, as well as younger emerging artists, the exhibition brings together more than thirty works presenting their unique visions of their ancestral lands.
Staged in the magnificent and atypical exhibition space at the heart of the Passage du Grand Cerf, the works are available for sale to generate income for the artists and co-operatives, and to help support the ethical and sustainable Australian Aboriginal art sector.
Exhibition organised by social enterprise IDAIA in collaboration with the artists and their Aboriginal artist cooperatives, in partnership with New Angles – Five Seeds and with the support of the Australian Embassy in France.
Practical information:
3 October – 22 February 2025
Special events:
- Thursday 3 October at 18:00 – Opening Ceremony
- Public and educational program
Venue:
Espace New Angles
8, passage du Grand Cerf
Paris 2e – France
Passage entrance: 145 rue Saint Denis or opposite 49 rue Montorgueil
Métro: Les Halles – Etienne Marcel – Sentier
Admission: free entry
Opening times:
- Thursday – Friday: 16:30 – 19:30
- Saturday: 11:00 – 18:00
- And by appointment
(*) The gallery is closed from 22 December 2024 to Friday 3 January 2025 – Reopening on Saturday 4 January 2025.
>> Questions and exhibition catalogue: info@idaia.fr
Photos of the exhibition: click here.
Atipalku Intjalki, “Tjukurpa Mulayangu (Rêve de Mulayangu)”, 2024, Acrylic on canvas, 150 x 120 cm, © The Artist – Courtesy Ernabella Artists
Bugai Whyoulter, “Wantili (Warntili, Canning Stock Route Well 25) / Site de Wantili (Trou d’Eau 25 de la Voie de Bétail Canning)”, 2019, Acrylic on canvas, 106 x 152 cm, © The Artist – Courtesy Martumili Artists
Imiyari (Yilpi) Adamson, “Tjitji Tjuta Walytjata (Tous les Enfants à Walytjata)”, 2023, Acrylique sur toile, 200 x 122 cm, © The Artist, Courtesy Ernabella Artists.
