Professor Marcia Langton says artists “can tell the truth where others cannot or will not because they can represent the truth visually.”
But what responsibility do institutions like galleries have in this process of truth telling?
Marcia explains how she worked with her co-editor Judith Ryan to draw together the work of artists, historians, curators, critics, and even an ethno-musicologist to tell a short history of Indigenous art in this Country for 65 000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art.
Then Kee’ahn is a non-binary, queer artist known for lush melodies with lyrics that speak to the heart
They discuss the joy of an intimate gig, and to perform their new song – love you more.