Well, that wasn't hard to pick. In a year when Black Lives Matter protests are raging around the world, it was a safe bet the Archibald Prize would go to an Indigenous artist. Two years ago, Vincent Namatjira was considered unlucky when his entry was passed over in favour of a stiff, mannered self-portrait by Yvette Coppersmith. This time around, the Trustees of the Art Gallery of NSW took their chance to make amends.
Even before the finalists were chosen it was clear that it would take an exceptional painting to overturn the probability of an Indigenous winner…….
https://theworldnews.net/au-news/why-this-year-s-archibald-prize-winner-wasn-t-a-surprise
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