ABC Radio National – The Law Report: Wading into the Wanjina Controversy – Presented by Damien Carrick
ABC Radio National – The Law Report: Wading into the Wanjina Controversy – Presented by Damien Carrick
Wanjina Watchers spat reveals censorious, anti-art culture
Here is a perfect illustration of the depressingly censorious attitude that dominates the Australian arts world: A Katoomba businesswoman called Vesna Tenodi commissioned an artist, Ben Osvath, to carve a sculpture called Wandjina Watchers in the Whispering Stone. Its intention was to affirm and celebrate the deep spirituality of Aboriginal culture. However, local Aborigines were…