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Double Nation: A History of Australian Art
By Ian McLean
Hardcover
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By Ian McLean
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A beautifully illustrated introduction to Australian art history from colonization through today.
In Double Nation, Ian McLean traces the history of Australian art, from colonial art practice to twentiethcentury national art. Two key themes structure the narrative: the transformation of British art practice into an Australian one and the troubled pursuit of the aesthetic means to claim an Indigenous heritage. Interrogating the canonical tradition, McLean asks why certain artists came to p...
In Double Nation, Ian McLean traces the history of Australian art, from colonial art practice to twentiethcentury national art. Two key themes structure the narrative: the transformation of British art practice into an Australian one and the troubled pursuit of the aesthetic means to claim an Indigenous heritage. Interrogating the canonical tradition, McLean asks why certain artists came to p...