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Abstract Aboriginal painting with earth tones, featuring geometric shapes and dense patterns of lines and dots.
Detail of Johnny Warangkula Tjupurrula, Water Dreaming at Kalipinypa, 1972. Synthetic polymer paint on composition board, 31… Detail of Johnny Warangkula Tjupurrula, Water Dreaming at Kalipinypa, 1972. Synthetic polymer paint on composition board, 31 3/4 x 29 3/4 in. (80.6 x 75.6 cm). Collection of John and Barbara Wilkerson © Estate of artist. Licensed by Aboriginal Artists Agency Ltd. Photo: Neil Greentree
Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 6:00PM

Conversation | Perspectives on Curating and Collecting Australian Aboriginal Art

20 Cooper Square, Room 101, New York, NY 10003   |  Free

To celebrate the soft opening of Irriṯitja Kuwarri Tjungu, join us for a moderated conversation on curating and collecting Indigenous art. Discussion will set the current show within a history of New York exhibitions featuring contemporary Aboriginal art, as well as touch upon larger issues such as cultural protocols, permissions, and practices when working with Indigenous collections and communities.

Speakers

Nici Cumpston (Barkandji), Director, Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia, Charlottesville

Dr. Maia Nuku (Māori/ Ngāi Tai), Evelyn A. J. Hall and John A. Friede Curator for Oceanic Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Shanysa McConville (Eastern Arrernte), Associate Curator, Museums and Collections, the University of Melbourne, Australia

Moderated by Dr. Faye Ginsburg, David B. Kriser Professor of Anthropology, New York University

Visitor Access & Registration

RSVP is required—please register to attend this event.  For attendance without an active NYU ID card, RSVP by Wednesday, January 21 to guarantee building access.

Arrive early to view Irriṯitja Kuwarri Tjungu before the conversation—the exhibition will be open from 11 am to 6 pm on January 22.

NYU’s Grey Art Museum provides reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities. Requests for accommodations should be submitted at least two weeks in advance. Please email greyartmuseum@nyu.edu or call (212) 998-6780 for assistance.

Credits

Co-sponsored by Center CIRCL at NYU; the Center for Media, Culture, and History, NYU; the Graduate Program in Museum Studies, NYU; and NYU Liberal Studies.

Irriṯitja Kuwarri Tjungu is organized by the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia in partnership with Papunya Tula Artists.

Three logos of Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection, Papunya Tula Artists, and University of Virginia Arts.

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