Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP150103082

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP150103082

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

A new theory of Aboriginal art. The paradigms developed by scholars have a huge impact on the value of art. After the Australian artworld repositioned Aboriginal art from the frame of 'primitive art' to that of contemporary art, the price of and market for Aboriginal art increased enormously. However, Aboriginal art failed to penetrate the international contemporary artworld because the paradigms of contemporary art within which it was framed were outmoded. Through examining the production of Aboriginal art from the perspectives of its producers and recent globalised contemporary art practices, this project aims to develop a new theory of Aboriginal art that is more aligned with the thinking of current curators who set the agenda at the upper end of the market.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2015

End Date: 31-12-2018

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $122,259.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Art Theory | Art Theory and Criticism | Visual Cultures

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

The Creative Arts (incl. Graphics and Craft) |

Other Keywords

Art Theory | Art Theory and Criticism | The Creative Arts (incl. Graphics and Craft) | Visual Cultures

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