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What does ‘art’ mean in Aboriginal culture?

Kinderling Kid, Marcel, meets up with contemporary artist Tony Albert to find out.

Tony is a descendant of the Girramay, Yidinji and Kuku Yalanji peoples and is one of the most exciting contemporary artists in Australia. Through a mix of humour and poignancy, Albert tackles issues of race and representation by recontextualising objects of ‘Aboriginalia’; kitsch items featuring caricatured depictions of Aboriginal people and their culture.

In this episode Tony shares why there are no boundaries between art and life in Aboriginal culture; how art can give people a voice in the world; and that no-one is good or bad at art as long as they have a story to tell.

Listen now to Outside the Lines with Tony Albert.

Outside the Lines is a Kinderling co-production with the Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art’s Children’s Art Centre. This production was possible thanks to the generous support of the Neilson Foundation.

Produced by Caitlin Gibson

Sound Design and Mix by Camilla Hannan

Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson 

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