Destination Art: Art Essentials Kids / Australian With an emphasis on performance

With an emphasis on performance and representations of the body

rather than simply recorded in writing

This book is published to accompany a groundbreaking exhibition at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra

The tendency has been to regard Oceanic art as ‘primitive’

How To Understand Art sets out to enhance the viewer’s experience by breaking down the elements of art and sculpture to provide a firm basis for simple enjoyment as well as further investigation

Destination Art: Art Essentials Kids / Australian With an emphasis on performanceManifesting in a broad range of media, from massive land and environmental works and extensive sculpture parks to giant public murals, destination art demands to be found and met in its own space and on its own terms. Some works require a committed pilgrimage to find in deserts, forests, and quarries, on farmland and in mountains, in ghost towns and nature reserves. Others might be hidden gems in urban environments. What unites them in every instance