Tjunguṉutja (from having come together)
Edited by Luke Scholes
Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory
Drawn from the collection of the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT), a spread of over 130 images of paintings by Aboriginal men of the Papunya Western Desert art movement dated 1971-1972 is a vibrant visual introduction to this book. In a palette of burnt umbers, warm yellows and deep reds, stories of Country, ceremony and dreaming are told. Written works by 13 contributors including Indigenous curators Long Jack Phillipus Tjakamarra, Michael Nelson Jagamarra AM, Sid Anderson, Joseph Jurrah Tjapaltjari, Bobby West Tjupurrula, and MAGNT Curator of Aboriginal Art, Luke Scholes, present remarkable insight into the artistic practices and journeys of these contemporary Aboriginal artists. Developed by MAGNT, this publication was designed to accompany the exhibition ‘Tjunguṉutja’ (July 2017-February 2018).
