Deger, Jennifer (1996) Book Review: "Bad Aboriginal Art: tradition, media and technological horizons" by E. Michaels. Sydney, Allen and Unwin, 1994. ISBN: 9-781-8-63735-759. Oceania, 66 (4). pp. 332-333.

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Abstract

[Extract] Towards the end of the title essay in "Bad Aboriginal Art", Eric Michaels reveals that despite the promise of the heading he never intended to give criteria for discerning good art from bad. Instead, he argues, what is significant are the 'social pracitces that produce and circulate them - practices that promote issues of authroity, not authenticity' (p. 160). This theme is explored throughout this new collection of Michaels' articles originally published between 1986 and his death in 1988.

Item ID:	34038
Item Type:	Article (Book Review)
ISSN:	1834-4461
Date Deposited:	24 Jan 2017 00:23
FoR Codes:	16 STUDIES IN HUMAN SOCIETY > 1601 Anthropology > 160104 Social and Cultural Anthropology @ 60% 19 STUDIES IN CREATIVE ARTS AND WRITING > 1901 Art Theory and Criticism > 190104 Visual Cultures @ 40%
SEO Codes:	97 EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE > 970116 Expanding Knowledge through Studies of Human Society @ 80% 95 CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING > 9502 Communication > 950299 Communication not elsewhere classified @ 20%
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