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Goddard, Angela und Walsh, Tim Riley: Gordon Bennett: Selected Writings, Power Publications and Griffith University Art Museum, Brisbane 2021, ISBN 9780909952013

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Table of Contents

Angela Goddard: Foreword -9-

Part One: In his own words

Angela Goddard and Tim Riley Walsh: Introduction: Essays and Artist's Statements -15-

The Coming of the Light. Balance exhibition catalogue, 1990 -16-

The Persistence of Language. Unpublished, 1990 -16-

Re-Writing History. Southern Crossings/Empty Land: In the Australian Image, exhibition catalogue, 1992 -18-

Artist's Statement. Southern Crossings/Empty Land: In the Australian Image, exhibition catalogue, 1992 -25-

Aesthetics and Iconography: An Artist's Approach. Aratjara: Art of the First Australians, exhibition catalogue 1993 -27-

A Non-Apology. Unpublised, 1993 -33-

'Bounty Hunter' Series. Unpublished 1996 -34-

The Manifest Toe. The Art of Gordon Bennett, 1996 -37-

Eddie Mabo (after Mike Kelley's Booth's Puddle, 1985, from Plato's Cave, Rothko's Chapel, Lincoln's Profile). Unpublised, 1996 -59-

Home Décor (Preston + de Stijl = Citizen). Unpublished, undated (c. 1996) -61-

Cloud Gazing. Breaking Borders, exhibition catalogue, 1997 -63-

Australian Icons: Notes on Perception. Double Vision: Art Histories and Colonial Histories in the Pacific, 1999 -65-

Part Two: In response

Angela Goddard and Tim Riley Walsh: Introduction: Letters -71-

Letter to Judith Hugo, 1990 -72-

Self Portrait, 1991 -73-

Letter to Garry Lee, 1991 -73-

Letters to Nadine Amadio, 1992 -75-

Letters to Eugene Carchesio, 1992 -82-

On Double Standards: An 'Other Perpective'. Art Monthly Australia 47, 1992 -85-

Letter to Michael O'Ferrall, 1992 -86-

Letter to Peter Bellas, 1993 -76-

Letters from 'Home Sweet Home' Series, 1993-94 -88-

Letter to John Laws, 1994 -90-

Critiquing the Critic: An Open Letter to Sue Smith (Art Critic for The Courier Mail), 1995 -92-

Letter to Lucienne Fontannaz, 1995 -96-

Letter to Rose Johnson, 1996 -97-

Letter to Jean-Michel Basquiat, 1998. Gordon Bennett exhibition pamphlet, Sherman Galleries, published 1999 -101-

Letter to Ian McLean, 2001 -102-

Letter to Ihor Holubizky, 2006 -107-

Part Three: In conversation

Angela Goddard and Tim Riley Walsh: Introduction: Interviews -113-

Pat Hoffie, Urban Aboriginal Art: Pat Hoffie Talks with Gordon Bennett. Painting: Traces of Place, 1989 -114-

Bob Lingard, A Kind of History Painting. Tension 17, 1989 -120-

Anne Kirker, Gordon Bennett: Expressions of Constructed Identity. Artlink 10, no. 1&2, 1990 -123-

Christopher Chapman, A Discussion with Gordon Bennett: The Inland See. Artonview 1, 1995 -126-

Chris McAuliffe, Interview with Gordon Bennett. What is Appropriation? An Anthology of Writings on Australian Art in the 1980s and 1990s, 1996 -129-

Bill Wright, Conversation: Bill Wright Talks to Gordon Bennett. Gordon Bennett, exhibition catalogue, 2007 -135-

Colour plates -143-

Part Four: On reflection

Tim Riley Walsh: Uncertain Words: the Writing of Gordon Bennett -187-

Index -204-

Artist's bibliography -209-

Additional plates -216-