Relinking: Richard Bell

Leading artist Richard Bell (1953) lives and works in Brisbane, Australia, and uses his art as a political vehicle. He challenges the Western and white construct of the art world in a provocative way.

Aboriginal activist

Growing out of a generation of Aboriginal activists, he uses his work to advocate for the emancipation and self-determination of all First Nations communities.Central to the exhibition Relinking: Richard Bell are his four statement paintings, a film and his two essays on the position of Aboriginal Art and artists in the art world. Bell's work is also included in the extensive contemporary art biennial Documenta in Kassel, Germany.