#emily-kam-kngwarray

#emily-kam-kngwarray

It should come as no surprise to anyone that London would host some standout exhibitions in 2025. But even with the city's thriving art scene, this year seemed exceptional. It wasn't just eye-catching shows. Museums made conscious attempts to move out of their comfort zones by giving marquee status to those who are often overlooked or marginalized: Indigenous artists, queer pioneers, trailblazing women - the list goes on.

Emily Kam Kngwarray's rise to fame in the late 1980s and early 90s in her native Australia was swift and meteoric-but with it came enormous demand from dealers and others, some of whom took advantage of the artist and members of her community, according to the two curators behind Kngwarray's major solo exhibition currently at Tate Modern in London. The show was first presented at the National Gallery of Australia (NGA) in Canberra two years ago.

"We are not only going to display more, we are also going to see ways to be inspired by the Indigenous practices, in terms of thinking of community, thinking of sustainability."