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Faboriginal: Love

By the Art Gallery of NSW

A deadly mix of fun, facts, chat and laughs, Faboriginal is an Indigenous art quiz show, now a TV series. It takes its cues from the art and artists in the Art Gallery of NSW's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art collection. Each episode is themed, providing an insight into Indigenous experiences, perspectives and values. Click on an image to find out more about the work. For more about the show, visit artgallery.nsw.gov.au/faboriginal

EPISODE: LOVE

Love can be one of the most important aspects of life, something we long for. It can also be complicated, forbidden and unrequited. For artists, love has been an ongoing theme since time immemorial. Art may explore love for a significant other, question the appropriateness of love, or celebrate its power.

AGNSW collection Sylvia Ken Seven Sisters 2019
AGNSW collection Sylvia Ken Seven Sisters 2019
https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/51.2019/
AGNSW collection Jean Baptiste Apuatimi, J.F. Gribbin, K.A.B. Kennedy Pwanga 2012
AGNSW collection Jean Baptiste Apuatimi, J.F. Gribbin, K.A.B. Kennedy Pwanga 2012
https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/91.2013/
AGNSW collection Michael Jagamara Nelson Possum love story 1986
AGNSW collection Michael Jagamara Nelson Possum love story 1986
https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/259.1992/
AGNSW collection Keith Stevens, Tjampawa Stevens Piltati 2014
AGNSW collection Keith Stevens, Tjampawa Stevens Piltati 2014
https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/5.2015/
AGNSW collection Daniel O'Shane Meuram and Zogo ni Pat 2015
AGNSW collection Daniel O'Shane Meuram and Zogo ni Pat 2015
https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/343.2015/
AGNSW collection Billy Benn Perrurle Artetyerre 2006
AGNSW collection Billy Benn Perrurle Artetyerre 2006
https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/244.2007/
AGNSW collection Darren Siwes Jingli Kwin 2013
AGNSW collection Darren Siwes Jingli Kwin 2013
https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/238.2013/
AGNSW collection Mabel Juli Garnkiny Ngarrangkarni 2006
AGNSW collection Mabel Juli Garnkiny Ngarrangkarni 2006
https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/311.2006/
AGNSW collection Unknown Heart shaped box circa 1940s
AGNSW collection Unknown Heart shaped box circa 1940s
https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/226.2010/
AGNSW collection Marlene Rubuntja We love rain you know 2015
AGNSW collection Marlene Rubuntja We love rain you know 2015
https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/252.2015/
AGNSW collection Charlie Wartuma Tjungurrayi Love story of a man and the moon 1974
AGNSW collection Charlie Wartuma Tjungurrayi Love story of a man and the moon 1974
https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/266.1997/
AGNSW collection Yaritji Young Tjala Tjurkurpa (Honey ant story) 2016
AGNSW collection Yaritji Young Tjala Tjurkurpa (Honey ant story) 2016
https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/91.2017/
AGNSW collection Nora Nathan Young girl waiting for her lover circa 1940s
AGNSW collection Nora Nathan Young girl waiting for her lover circa 1940s
https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/8080/
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