One Sun One Moon : Aboriginal Art in Australia

Sydney : Art Gallery of New South Wales, 2007. Quarto, boards in dustjacket, pp. 368, illustrated.

This copy is still sealed in the publisher’s shrink-wrap, but it has a small amount of loss at the foot of the spine where perhaps it was dropped, and as such is sold as a reference copy.

‘Aboriginal art is the world’s oldest continuing cultural tradition, celebrating a heritage that is complex, intriguing and continually responsive to historical change and social circumstance. One Sun, One Moon brings together many of the finest Aboriginal artists of our time. Through their works – held in three major Australian collections: the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, the Holmes à Court Collection, Heytesbury, and the Art Gallery of New South Wales – these artists honour their inheritance and lay the cultural foundations for future generations. The extraordinary opportunity to collaborate and celebrate the treasures from within three distinguished and complementary collections has offered unparalleled access in scoping the phenomenon of Indigenous art in Australia.

Featuring over 240 colour plates, One Sun, One Moon canvasses a diverse range of Aboriginal art practice. The 27 essays by leading authorities and 13 interviews with key artists are accompanied by an extensive chronology.

From Rover Thomas’ ochred landscapes, to the dynamic fibre art of artists around the country, to the lyrical watercolours of Central Australia, and the multimedia art of a younger generation of urban artists, One Sun, One Moon invites us on an incredible imaginative journey into the heart and history of Australia.

Each of the artist’s interviews offers an intimate account of their lives, inspiration and vision. Contributors to One Sun, One Moon include Hetti Perkins, Marcia Langton, John Mawurndjul, Margie West, Howard Morphy, Fred Myers, Banduk Marika, Jon Altman, Christine Nicholls, Brenda L Croft and many others. – Art Gallery of New South Wales website