Windows and Mirrors (2025)

Windows and Mirrors is the first publication to catalogue the immense and influential career of Bandjalung man and cultural leader Djon Mundine OAM. A collection of writings dating from 1999 to 2023, alongside archival images and exhibition documentation, this book is more than a monograph – it is a history that traces key figures, exhibitions and movements in the development of contemporary Aboriginal art.

Mundine is widely considered to be a foundational figure in the development, exhibition and understanding of contemporary Aboriginal art.

“Four Women (I do belong) Double was inspired by that 1966 song Four Women by Nina Simone which speaks of the perception of Blak women and their inherent pain and strength. Black Women — all women — are of differing personalities, ages, experiences and roles, and remain resilient, creative, and vocal.

“The project featured real luminaries of the artworld including Karla Dickens, Fiona Foley, Romaine Moreton (in collaboration with Lou Bennett) and Nasim Nasr, and of course, Wart. I consider Wart as a peer among the celebrated artists in this exhibition, [although] she is less well known than most of them because a diagnosis and years of bad medicine slowed her down.”

– Djon Mundine OAM

Windows and Mirrors is published by Art Ink, and you can find more information about it here: https://www.djonmundine.com/windows-and-mirrors