'Painting the Song' reviews [03.05.2010]

‘Painting the Song: Kaltjiti artists of the sand dune country’ by Diana James is receiving great reviews, with Chris Raja in Art Monthly praising its ‘rare blend of scholarly research, first-hand account and vibrant imagery’ and Will Owen in Aboriginal Art & Culture: An American Eye saying:

‘Painting the Song is that rare work that balances history, anthropology, and art criticism and succeeds at all three. Appendices document the major artists, the APY kinship system, and botanical references; a glossary of APY linguistic terms and extensive bibliographic notes richly supplement the text. And finally, there is a superb index, a feature often lacking in even the best monographs on Aboriginal art.’

Please visit the book’s page to order copies of this unique publication.