‘John Mawurndjul: I am the old and the new’ reunites works of art from national and international collections, made across a 40-year period, to present an alchemy of ‘the old and the new’; bark paintings and sculptures that tell the stories of Kuninjku culture and the significant locations, sacred places and spirits surrounding the self-proclaimed ‘chemist man’s’ home in western Arnhem Land.
Developed by Museum of Contemporary Art Australia and Art Gallery of South Australia, in association with Maningrida Arts & Culture, and collaboration with the artist.
John Mawurndjul, Ngalyod (Female Rainbow Serpent) (detail), 1988, earth pigments on Stringybark (Eucalyptus tetrodonta). Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, purchased with funds donated by Mr and Mrs Jim Bain, 1989. Photograph: Jessica Maurer. © John Mawurndjul / Copyright Agency, 2020. Courtesy the artist, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Sydney and Charles Darwin University Art Gallery, Northern Territory
Charles Darwin University Art Gallery
12 March to 29 May 2021
Northern Territory
