Atipalku Intjalki (1955), Tjukurpa Mulayangu 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 150 x 100 cm © The Artist and Courtesy of Ernabella Artists.
A sequel to Le Chant Aborigène des Sept Sœurs (The Seven Sisters Story), this exhibition continues to explore the incredible wealth of interpretations and visual expressions around the important Aboriginal creation myth of the Seven Sisters that runs across the Australian continent.
Songlines – Peintures Aborigènes du Désert Australien (Aboriginal Paintings from the Australian Desert) follows a series of Songlines exhibitions held in Paris in 2023, based on the Seven Sisters Story celebrated in the international touring exhibition conceived by the National Museum of Australia, Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters.
Considering the success of the first exhibition presented in April – July 2023 Le Chant Aborigène des Sept Sœurs (The Seven Sisters Story), and the importance of this creation myth, this second exhibition continues to explore the incredible wealth of interpretations and visual expressions of this story that follows the trail of Seven Ancestral Sisters, whose adventures, sung, danced and drawn over thousands of years, contribute to explain the formation of the world and of Aboriginal tribal laws, from the central desert to the Pilbara region on the west coast of Australia, crossing three Australian states.
Through a new selection of works from Aboriginal artist cooperatives located along the Seven Sisters Trail, the exhibition bears witness to the dynamism of these artistic communities and reveals new treasures.
Staged in the magnificent, 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 cooperatives, and to help support the ethical and sustainable Australian Aboriginal art sector.
Organised by social enterprise IDAIA in collaboration with Aboriginal artist cooperatives, in partnership with New Angles – Five Seeds and with the support of the Embassy of Australia to France.
Practical information:
12 October – 23 December 2023
Special events:
- Thursday 12 October at 18:00 – Opening Ceremony
- Public and educational program
Venue:
Espace New Angles – Five Seeds
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 exhibition will be exceptionally closed on: Friday 3 November 2023.
(*) On Saturday 23 December, opening times are 14:30-18:30.
CONTACT: for any question, to receive the media package or the catalogue, please email info@idaia.com.au or info@idaia.fr
