Deger, Jennifer (2013) Book review of "Michael Riley: sights unseen". Edited by Brenda Croft. National Gallery of Australia. 2007. Oceania, 78 (2). pp. 238-240.

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Abstract

[Extract] It's an unusual privilege to be asked to review a catalogue of a major multi-media exhibition for a journal such as Oceania. Of course, in this case the reason can only be that Michael Riley is one of Australia's most high profile Aboriginal artists. But surely, I wonder, as I unwrap the book from its bubblewrapped packaging, isn't it exactly because it is art— rather than archival record, ethnographic documentation, or indigenous media—that Riley's work must be considered for the way it transcends the limitations and expectations imposed by the very category 'indigenous artist'.

Item ID:	31978
Item Type:	Article (Book Review)
ISSN:	0029-8077
Date Deposited:	23 Jul 2014 05:46
FoR Codes:	20 LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE > 2002 Cultural Studies > 200201 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Studies @ 50% 16 STUDIES IN HUMAN SOCIETY > 1601 Anthropology > 160104 Social and Cultural Anthropology @ 50%
SEO Codes:	95 CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING > 9502 Communication > 950205 Visual Communication @ 30% 97 EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE > 970116 Expanding Knowledge through Studies of Human Society @ 30% 97 EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE > 970119 Expanding Knowledge through Studies of the Creative Arts and Writing @ 40%
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