Ngaanyatjarra Art of the Lands

By Tim Acker

Combines the aesthetics of an art catalogue with the rigour of an academic art history, and contains both essays and stories of Aboriginal people's perspectives on their own artistic heritage. The Ngaanyatjarra Lands has a unique place in the art history and art story of remote Australia and yet art histories of the Western Desert are dominated by the story of the genesis of desert painting at Papunya and its progression through Papunya Tula Artists. This book presents new histories of creative and artistic practice and expands audience undersgtanding of the compexity, richness and interconnectedness of people and art in the Western Desert.