US EditionCorrecting the Record: Marcia Langton Believes a New Exhibition Will Change the Way People See Indigenous Art
- In 2025, the Potter Museum of Art at the University of Melbourne launched a new exhibition showcasing over 400 Indigenous artworks, presenting a comprehensive narrative of Australia’s First Nations art history spanning tens of thousands of years.
- The exhibition seeks to address the long-standing disregard for Indigenous Australian art by showcasing its extensive variety and deep historical roots that have often been overlooked until recent years.
- Co-Curators Marcia Langton, Judith Ryan, and Shanysa McConville organized more than 400 artworks and nearly 50 archival documents, including many pieces loaned from private and international lenders.
- Professor Langton described the exhibit as "groundbreaking" and unique in showing the diversity and brilliance of Indigenous art, while recognizing its cultural and historical significance.
- The exhibition, running from May 30 to November 23, opened alongside the museum's reopening and Reconciliation Week, indicating a step toward wider recognition and education about Indigenous art and history.
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