There’s no longer tolerance for Aboriginal amnesia

Australia’s oldest Aboriginal massacre and a fire that destroyed Aboriginal artefacts are the subject of two timely exhibitions
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Jonathan Jones’ Prototype ceramic shields on site at the Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney. Photo: Emma Pike/Kaldor Public Art Projects

Many exhibitions have ushered understanding for the integral connection Indigenous Australian culture has with the land. These are exhibitions both traditional and contemporary in nature; some have been political and others have taken a more ethereal or spiritual position.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina