Undoing the Colonial Gaze: Ambiguity in the Art of Brook Andrew

The specific use of ethnographic images in two works by Brook Andrew is examined in the light of re-presenting of ethnographic images of Indigenous peoples by some artists. The museum and library sector was also reviewing the manner in which the ethnographic photographs in their collections were dis...

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Published in:Australian and New Zealand journal of art 2006-01, Vol.7 (1), p.179-194
Main Author: MacNeill, Kate
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Art and photography
Artists, Aboriginal Australian
Photography in ethnology
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Summary:The specific use of ethnographic images in two works by Brook Andrew is examined in the light of re-presenting of ethnographic images of Indigenous peoples by some artists. The museum and library sector was also reviewing the manner in which the ethnographic photographs in their collections were displayed as the photographs had the power to document the past and also contribute to the present.
ISSN:1443-4318
2203-1871
DOI:10.1080/14434318.2006.11432769