“Hyperallergic Spring 2026 New York Art Guide”
Irriṯitja Kuwarri Tjungu: Contemporary Aboriginal Painting from the Australian Desert Exhibition Feature
Hyperallergic, March 2, 2026
The gleeful subversiveness of Duchamp at MoMA, the first major US show on Raphael at The Met, and exhibitions on spirituality, the body, fashion, and more.
by Lisa Yin Zhang, associate editor
Excerpt:
More than half a century ago, the first Aboriginal-owned art cooperative in Australia broke barriers and established a hub for First Nations painters. Now, nearly 120 works by the Papunya Tula Artists group — imbued with living traditions of design, experiments in line and color, and ancestral stories — are assembled in this gem of a show, whose Pintupi title translates to Past and Present Together.