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“Richard Bell. An activist masquerading as an artist.”

Type:Documentary

Dur:82 min

Year:2022

Dir:Larissa Behrendt

Prod:Nick Batzias

Rating:M

synopsis

YOU CAN GO NOW looks at the life and provocative work and writings of First Nations artist, Richard Bell. It reveals the ‘two Richards’ – ‘Richie’ the provocateur and enfante terrible of the art world who challenges its whiteness and the Richard who spent his childhood living in a tin shed, learnt his politics on the streets of Redfern and is known in his own community as an activist. His polemics and creative outputs provide a lens through which to consider the last 50 years of First Nations activism in Australia and its links to global protest movements.

 

cast:

Richard Bell, Gary Foley

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