WHO SAYS, WHO SHOWS, WHAT COUNTS

Marking its 40th Anniversary, The Block considered authorship and responsibility in the shaping of historical narratives.

Asking ‘Who Says, Who Shows, What Counts’ to mark our 40th anniversary 80 new acquisitions invite audiences to consider how artists and collections challenge our view of the past.

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Sarah Maza, Andrea Carlson, Tonika Lewis Johnson, and Chris Pappan on art and history.

Reframing the Past in Rosalie Favell

& Shan Goshorn's work

Acknowledging the problematic relationship between indigenous cultures and the camera.

“Collections are Museums’ Self- Portraits”

An analysis of the exhibition section Institutions Critiqued.

Channeling Indigenous Histories

Sky Hopinka in Conversation.

Who Says?

Block Student Associates share their reflections on works that resonated.