RICHARD BELL: PROVOCATEUR
No squatters rights here 2008
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
two parts, overall 240.4 x 360.0 cm
Collection of The University of Queensland, purchased 2008
Courtesy of the artist and Milani Gallery, Brisbane
30 January – 26 April 2009
A selection of recent and earlier works by Brisbane-based artist Richard Bell. Often provocative and delivered with a sharp wit, Bell’s work engages head on with issues concerning Indigenous people and the appropriation strategies of post-modern artists such as Imants Tillers.