A ground painting is known in Anmatyerr as Ahelh Anety-irrem, meaning “broken” or perhaps even “transformed ground”. The name refers to the process of clearing an even surface on the red ...
“STAN 153” (1985), spray paint on canvas (image courtesy Museum of the City of New York, gift of Martin Wong) Much of the art in the Museum of the City of New York’s exhibition Above Ground ...