Betty Kuntiwa Pumani: maḻatja-maḻatja (those who come after) Exhibition Publication
Betty Kuntiwa Pumani: maḻatja-maḻatja (those who come after) a new monographic publication with interpretative essays, interviews in Pitjantjatjara language by the artist, colour reproductions of exhibited works and detailed documentation of her new commission at Bundanon.
Betty Kuntiwa Pumani: maḻatja-maḻatja (those who come after) was the artist’s inaugural museum survey, at Bundanon, encompassing key loans from public and private collections including the National Gallery of Australia and Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, and early works drawn from the Mimili Maku Arts Cultural Collection which are shown publicly for the first time.
Matrilineal connections inform Pumani’s painting practice, with stories passed down through generations in the depiction of Antara. Reflecting this lineage, four works within the exhibition by the artist’s mother, Kunmanara (Milatjari) Pumani and sister, Kunmanara (Ngupulya) Pumani, highlight the importance of family connection and intergenerational storytelling.
Curated by Bundanon CEO Rachel Kent in collaboration with the artist and Mimili Maku Arts, the exhibition introduces a major new commission ‘Antara’ (2025) created especially for Bundanon.
Maḻatja-maḻatja is a Pitjantjatjara term meaning ‘those who come after,’ carrying the understanding that all we do now already belongs to future generations – a thread connecting ancestral past to distant future through ongoing care for Country, culture, and story.
Format: Hardcover
Full colour
280 x 230 mm
Printed in Australia
$85
