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1. Tony Albert and Vincent Namatjira, Australia’s Most Wanted Armed with a Paintbrush, 2018, Archival pigment print on paper, 100 x 100 cm, Courtesy the artist and Sullivan+Strumpf, Sydney and Singapore.
2. Exhibition documentation of Weapons for the solder, shown Gallery 1, 2 & 3, Latrobe Regional Gallery, 2020.
3. Shaun Gladwell, Double Field/Viewfinder (Tarin Kowt), 2009-10, Synchronised dual-channel HD video, 16:9, stereo, sound, colour, 18.40 mins, Courtesy the artist and Anna Schwartz Gallery, Melbourne. Shown Gallery 3, Weapons for the soldier exhibition, Latrobe Regional Gallery 2020.
4. Alex Seton, What Are We Fighting For, Exactly?, 2018, Marble, clear enamel, pine, Dimensions variable, Courtesy the artist and Sullivan+Strumpf, Sydney and Singapore. Shown Gallery 3, Weapons for the soldier exhibition, Latrobe Regional Gallery 2020.
5. Exhibition documentation of Weapons for the solder, shown Gallery 1, 2 & 3, Latrobe Regional Gallery, 2020. Pictured left to right: (left) Vincent Namitjira, Unknown soldiers, 2018, Acrylic on army surplus material, 122 x 91 cm each, 6 parts, Courtesy the artist and Iwantja Arts and THIS IS NO FANTASY. (middle) Hector Mitakiki, Kamarin Mitakiki and Junior Mitakiki with Mick Wikilyiri and Kunmanara (Brenton) Ken, Tjala men’s collaborative, 2018, Acrylic on linen, 240 x 200 cm, Loaned from the Australian War Memorial. Courtesy the artists and Tjala Arts. (right) Mick Wikilyiri, Ngayuku Kulata Tjukurpa, 2018, Acrylic on linen, 198 x 153 cm, Courtesy the artist and Tjala Arts.
6. Alec Baker, Ngura (Country), 2018, Acrylic on linen, 122 x 152 cm, Courtesy the artist and Iwantja Arts. Shown Gallery 2, Weapons for the soldier exhibition, Latrobe Regional Gallery 2020.
7. Exhibition documentation of Weapons for the solder, shown Gallery 1, 2 & 3, Latrobe Regional Gallery, 2020. Pictured left to right: (left) Thomas Ilytjari Tjilya, Kulata memory, 2018, Stoneware, 36 x 15 cm, Courtesy the artist and Ernabella Arts, (right) Kunmanara (Ray) Ken, Kulata Tjuta, 2017, Stoneware, 31 x 16.5, Courtesy the artist and Tjala Arts.

 

Weapons for the soldier is a touring exhibition by the APY Art Centre Collective and Hazelhurst Arts Centre.

The exhibition tour has been assisted by the Australian Government’s Visions of Australia program. The project has been supported by the Australian Government’s Anzac Centenary Arts and Culture Fund, the Australia Council for the Arts, Arts SA, Create NSW, Sutherland Shire Council, and the Gordon Darling Foundation.

WEAPONS FOR THE SOLDIER

Protecting Country, Culture and Family

22 February to 17 May 2020
Gallery 1, 2 and 3

 

Weapons for the soldier is an exhibition initiated by the young men of the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands. The young men invited 15 other Australian artists to exhibit alongside the Anangu artists by responding to the theme of weaponry.

Weapons for the soldier examines the complex and varied responses to themes of weaponry, warfare, and their connection to fighting for and protecting land and country. These universal themes are timely. Through the artists’ engagement in a cross cultural and dialogue with these themes this exhibition provides the chance to explore and deepen our understanding of diverse perspectives on war and the history of struggle and survival.

APY Lands Artists: Alec Baker, Eric Barney, Willy Kaika Burton, Pepai Jangala Carroll, Taylor Cooper, Sammy Dodd, Witjiti George, Rupert Jack, Kunmanara (Brenton) Ken, Kunmanara (Ray) Ken, Hector Mitakiki, Junior Mitakiki, Kamarin Mitakiki , Kunmanara (Willy Muntjantji) Martin, Peter Mungkuri, Vincent Namatjira , Kunmanara (Jimmy) Pompey, Keith Stevens, Derek Jungarrayi Thompson, Thomas Ilytjari Tjilya, Bernard Tjalkuri , Ginger Wikilyiri, Mick Wikilyiri, Mumu Mike Williams, Anwar Young, Frank Young, Kamurin Young, Young men of Amata

Invited Artists: Abdul Abdullah, Tony Albert, Brook Andrew, Lionel Bawden, George Gittoes, Shaun Gladwell, Richard Lewe , Uncle Charles ‘Chicka’ Madden and Jonathan Jones , Danie Mellor, Steaphan Paton, Ben Quilty, Reko Rennie, Greg Semu, Alex Seton.

View a tour of the exhibition below.