Nolan's Africa

Nolan's Africa by Andrew Turley (published 19 November 2024 by Melbourne University Press) reveals the full story behind Nolan's African Journey exhibition which premiered at London's Marlborough Galleries in 1963.

In the book, Turley follows the artist's journey through Tanzania, Uganda and Ethiopia in the footsteps of his hero, the French Surrealist poet Arthur Rimbaud and explores in detail the influences that Nolan was absorbing and channeling at this time. The story is set within the legacies of colonialism, political turmoil, and animal extinction.

The book demonstrates the importance of international collaboration in the Trust's purpose to advance the understanding and contemporary relevance of Sidney Nolan's work. In the coming weeks and months we will share the work we've been doing with Andrew to shed new light on this significant but neglected period of Nolan's Career.

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