Becoming Our Future: Global Indigenous Curatorial Practice maps the methodologies, protocols, and relational knowledges driving Indigenous curatorial practice across Canada, Aotearoa New Zealand, and Australia — a field that operates by its own structural and cultural logic.
About This Book
Sovereignty, self-determination, and the integrity of cultural knowledge are at stake in every curatorial decision an Indigenous practitioner makes. This volume takes that premise seriously. Drawing on contributions from curators, artists, and scholars working across three countries, it examines how Indigenous visual art and culture functions within frameworks shaped by continuous international exchange — not Western institutional convention. The essays excavate both the shared historical threads and the distinct differences that define curatorial practice in each geographic and cultural context. Essential reading for curators, gallerists, and cultural theorists engaged with contemporary Indigenous art and decolonising museum practice.
Key Features
- 240 pages of essays by Indigenous curators, artists, and scholars across three countries
- Contributors include Nigel Borell, Freja Carmichael, Karl Chitham, Nici Cumpston, Léuli Eshraghi, Reuben Friend, Jarita Greyeyes, Ioana Gordon-Smith, Dr Heather Igloliorte, Jaimie Isaac, Carly Lane, Cathy Mattes, Kimberley Moulton, Lisa Myers, Dr Julie Nagam, Dr Jolene Rickard, Megan Tamati-Quennell, Josh Tengan, and Daina Warren
- Published by Thames & Hudson Australia, 9781921668425
What You'll Discover
- How Indigenous curatorial methodologies assert specific cultural protocols and relational knowledges that differ fundamentally from Western institutional frameworks
- The connections and historical moments that draw Indigenous curatorial practices across Canada, Aotearoa, and Australia into dialogue with one another
- The ways in which Indigenous visual art and culture operates within a structural milieu unique to each country's sovereign context
- How international exchange shapes and grounds the breadth of contemporary Indigenous curatorial work across all three geographic spaces
About the Author
This volume is co-edited by Dr Julie Nagam, Carly Lane, and Megan Tamati-Quennell, all of whom contribute essays alongside the wider group of Indigenous curators, artists, and scholars assembled here. Their editorial vision brings together a field-defining range of perspectives on Indigenous curatorial practice and sovereignty. [Details available upon request]
Specifications
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 240
- Dimensions: 290 x 245 mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9781921668425
- Publisher: Thames & Hudson Australia
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Curators, gallery and museum professionals, cultural theorists, and researchers engaged with Indigenous art, decolonising practice, and sovereignty across Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand, and Canada.