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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Lifestyle
Tory Shepherd

National Gallery of Australia to halt promotion of Aboriginal art exhibition over authenticity concerns

Exterior view of the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra
The National Gallery of Australia in Canberra. Paintings by Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara artists are being investigated over claims non-Indigenous artists interfered with their creation. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

The National Gallery of Australia will stop promoting a major Aboriginal art exhibition as it investigates the alleged role non-Aboriginal people may have played in the works’ creation.

Paintings by Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) artists were scheduled to go on show from 3 June for the Ngura Pulka – Epic Country exhibition.

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