The World · 04

Oceania

Country, colonial history, national mythology and Pacific futurity meet across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand—making the region harder, stranger and more truthful than the postcard.

01Brett WhiteleyA line can turn a room, a body and a harbour into the same living shape.02Colin McCahonLandscape, language and belief occupy the same severe space.03Daniel BoydHistory is never as clear as it looks.04Emily Kame KngwarreyeCountry becomes painting.05Gordon BennettAustralian history is an image system that can be dismantled.06Lisa ReihanaColonial history looks back.07Richard BellThe argument is part of the artwork.08Sidney NolanA national myth painted as a mask.