Lot 39
The Nine Nothings 2001
oil on linen
signed, dated and titled verso: 'The Nine Nothings'/ Richard Bell/ 2001
80 x 80cm
Estimate $5,000 - $7,000
The Artist
The Collection of Peter Bellas, Brisbane
Activist and artist, Richard Bell provocatively challenges preconceived ideas of Indigneous Art, whilst addressing contemporary issues of identity, place and politics.
In this artwork titled 'The Nine Nothings', Bell is referencing the Imants Tillers and Michael Nelson Jagamara appropriation incident that occured in 1985, where Tillers used imagery from Jagamara's painting 'Five Dreamings' without permission in his work 'The Nine Shots'. This act sparked intense discussion around issues of appropriation in art and was particularly heated due to the opposing cultural ideologies of the artists and the lack of cultural sensitivity.
Centum Contemporary Art
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8734
6:00pm - 20 May 2024
Hawthorn
VIEWING
SYD: Fri 10 - Sun 12 May, 10am - 4pm
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CONTACT
Hannah Ryan
hannah.ryan@leonardjoel.com.au
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