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Warwick Thornton's Mother Courage: A Battle Cry for Aboriginal Art
- Mosaic: an interdisciplinary critical journal
- Mosaic, an interdisciplinary critical journal
- Volume 50, Number 2, June 2017
- pp. 223-240
- 10.1353/mos.2017.a663699
- Article
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Abstract:
Warwick Thornton's installation Mother Courage, prompted by Brecht's classic drama, addresses the situation of Aboriginal Australians, especially artists, and the politics of their survival. Juxtaposing traditional paintings with contemporary media-based culture, the installation highlights the issue of "authentic" Aboriginal art and displays Aboriginal artists' diversity and agency.