Indigenous Dot Paintings To Go On Show In Beijing

Paintings from the indigenous community of Papanyu will go on show in Beijing, at the National Art Museum of China.

The exhibition is called "Papunya Painting: Out of the Australian Desert".

Amongst the exhibits is the 1975 painting "Honey Ant Hunt" by Tim Leura Tjapaltjarri.

The collection, which is made up of 48 pieces of art as well as 18 artefacts, traces the story of the Papunya Tula art movement between 1974 and 1981. The movement established Australian indigenous art in the contemporary art world. It created big names such as Clifford Possum and Billy Stockman Tjapaltjarri.

(source: The Age, 19th May 2010)