Henry Skerritt on Arts and Politics
On this episode of Free Range, UVA Law Professor Mike Livermore speaks with Henry Skerritt, Curator of Indigenous Arts of Australia at the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection at the University of Virginia. Skerritt begins by introducing the Kluge-Rhue and how this collection of over 3,000 works of Indigenous Australian Art ended up at the University of Virginia.
Episode is an appropriate teaching tool for but not limited to the following topics & courses: social justice, art history, environmental justice, politics
Discussion Questions
- Why is art used as a platform for individuals or groups to express their political beliefs and desires, specifically for minority or oppressed groups?
- How important is it to make connections between contemporary forms of art and traditional art practices? What do these connections represent?
- What is the relationship or distinction between political representation and appropriation of Indigenous art?
- How is the concept of identity and representation differently expressed for Indigenous artists?
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