Steve Martin and Anne Stringfield’s collection of contemporary Indigenous Australian painting spans three generations of the “Desert Painters” of remote regions of Central and Western Australia. Louise Neri talks with Martin about his collecting passion, and about an exhibition that presents works from their collection along with a key loan from the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection at the University of Virginia. Their conversation is followed by commentary on these works by Martin’s friend Fred Myers, a longtime aficionado of the Desert artists.
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The collection includes works by some of the most significant Aboriginal artists, such as:
Emily Kame Kngwarreye
Makinti Napanangka
Yukultji Napangati
Naata Nungurrayi
Ronnie Tjampitjinpa
Bill Whiskey Tjapaltjarri
Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri
Tjumpo Tjapanangka
George Tjungurrayi
Willy Tjungurrayi -
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Focused on contemporary Indigenous Australian art, their collection features works from mid-1980s onward. With an emphasis on "Desert Painters" from Central and Western Australia, it includes artists such as Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri, and Makinti Napanangka.
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