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Installation of Contemporary Aboriginal Painting Opens at Metropolitan Museum

NEW YORK, NY.- An installation of 14 bold and colorful paintings created by contemporary Aboriginal Australian artists will go on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on December 15. Drawn from a U. S. private collection, “Contemporary Aboriginal Painting from Australia” will provide an introduction to Aboriginal painting, which has become Australia’s most celebrated contemporary art movement and has attained prominence within the international art world. The installation will present works created primarily over the past decade by artists from the central