15/12/2020
Vincent Namatjira — The Royal Tour (Perimeter Editions 058).
Despite finding their bearings amidst the pillars of colonialism, power and First Nations identity, Vincent Namatjira’s paintings are impossibly light and personal in their candour. Wranglings with race, politics and the empire coalesce with humour, humility and personal history. We grin as much as we grimace.
Made while in lockdown on the APY Lands in remote Central Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic, the works that populate Namatjira’s debut artist book The Royal Tour are as intimate as they are interventionist.
Published by Perimeter Books
