Exhibition catalog "Tjuritja Nana Mara to Paris"

Description :

Official catalog of the exhibition " Tjuritja Nana Mara To Paris - From our dear Tjuritja (West MacDonnell Mountains) to Paris " at the Galerie IDAIA Paris from November 6, 2017 to January 6, 2018.

An exceptional exhibition in France, dedicated to the watercolor painting movement of the central Australian desert, launched in the 1930s by one of Australia's greatest artists, Albert Namatjira (1902-1959).
From the hilly and colorful landscapes of the western MacDonnell Mountains, located in the heart of the Arrernte lands in central Australia, to Paris, the exhibition Tjuritja Nana Mara to Paris presents a remarkable selection of works by the artists descendants of Albert Namatjira.

Richly illustrated and including texts by renowned curators and writers Hetti Perkins and Georges Petitjean, the catalog presents the works, artists and history of the movement, as well as the long-running campaign of the Namatjira family to recover the rights to author on the works of their grandfather.

Practical elements:

Posted by IDAIA (2017)
ISBN: 978-0-6482080-0-6
Edited by IDAIA in consultation with the artists of the Iltja Ntjarra art center
Texts by IDAIA and guest authors (Hetti Perkins and Georges Petitjean)
Bilingual French – English
Color - A4 size
40 pages

Summary :

• Foreword – Hetti Perkins
• Namatjira and beyond – Georges Petitjean
• Tjuritja Nana Mara to Paris: Introduction
• Interview with artists Ivy Pareroultja and Mervyn Rubuntja
• The Iltja Ntjarra Aboriginal Art Center
• The artists and their works:
• Gloria Pannka
• Gwenda Namatjira Nungarayi
• Hubert Pareoultja
• Ivy Pareoultja
• Johannes Katakarinja
• Kevin Wirri
• Lenie Namatjira Lankin
• Lewina Namatjira
• Marcus Wheeler
• Marie Abbott-Ramjohn
• Mervyn Rubuntja
• Peter Tjutjatja Taylor
• Selma Nunay Coulthard
• Stanley Ebataringa
• Steven Walbungara
• Therese Ryder
• The Namatjira Collection of Art-to-Wear
• The Namatjira Project and the Namatjira Legacy Trust
• Thanks

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Official catalog accompanying the exhibition “Tjuritja Nana Mara To Paris – From the good Tjuritja (West MacDonnell Ranges) to Paris” at Galerie IDAIA Paris, 6 November 2017 – 6 January 2018.

An unprecedented exhibition in France, devoted to the Central Desert watercolor movement established in the 1930s by one of Australia's most prominent artists, Albert Namatjira (1902-1959). From the colorful hills of West MacDonell Ranges in Arrernte country in Central Australia to Paris, the exhibition Tjuritja Nana Mara to Paris brings together an outstanding selection of artworks by Namatjira's artists descendants.

Richly illustrated and including texts by renown curators and writers Hetti Perkins and Georges Petitjean, the catalog presents the artworks, artists and history of the movement as well as Namatjira family's long-term campaign to regain the copyright on their grandfathers' artworks.

Release details:

Published by IDAIA (2017)
ISBN: 978-0-6482080-0-6
Edited by IDAIA in consultation with the with the Iltja Ntjarra artists
Texts by IDAIA and guest writers (Hetti Perkins and Georges Petitjean)
Bilingual French – English
Full color – A4 size
40 pages

Contents:

• Foreword – Hetti Perkins
• Namatjira and beyond – Georges Petitjean
• Tjuritja Nana Mara to Paris: Introduction
• Interview with artists Ivy Pareroultja and Mervyn Rubuntja
• Iltja Ntjarra Art Center
• The artists and their works:
  • Gloria Pannka
  • Gwenda Namatjira Nungarayi
  • Hubert Pareoultja
  • Ivy Pareoultja
  • Johannes Katakarinja
  • Kevin Wirri
  • Lenie Namatjira Lankin
  • Lewina Namatjira
  • Marcus Wheeler
  • Marie Abbott-Ramjohn
  • Mervyn Rubuntja
  • Peter Tjutjatja Taylor
  • Selma Nunay Coulthard
  • Stanley Ebataringa
  • Steven Walbungara
  • Therese Ryder
• The Namatjira Collection of Wearable Art
• The Namatjira Project and the Namatjira Legacy Trust
• Acknowledgments