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Richard Bell (b. 1953, Charleville, Queensland) is a Australian artist and a member of the Kamilaroi, Kooma, Jiman and Gurang Gurang communities.
May 28, 2021 · Provocative Indigenous artist and activist Richard Bell says he is tired of getting angry. “I am looking to get even now.” ‘As an artist I can say things that would otherwise get me arrested’
Bell is one of Australia’s most significant artists and his work explores the complex artistic and political problems of Western, colonial, and Indigenous art production. He grew out of a generation of Aboriginal activists and has remained committed to the politics of Aboriginal emancipation and self-determination.
