In 1988, the exhibition Dreamings: The Art of Aboriginal Australia at the Asia Society in New York City catapulted Indigenous Australian art onto the world stage. Thirty years later, Beyond Dreamings explores the legacies of this important exhibition, revealing the ways in which Indigenous Australian artists have forged one of the most globally significant art movements of our time.
Curated by nine graduate students at UVA, Beyond Dreamings features key artworks from the original 1988 exhibition, alongside recent works that show the continuing diversity and dynamism of Indigenous Australian art.
The Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia acknowledges the Monacan Nation, the traditional owners of the land and waters upon which it stands.
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