The Dealer is the Devil

Adrian Newstead’s new expose on the Aboriginal Art Market has everyone talking.
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Adrian Newstead with artist Billy Benn, 2012. Courtesy Newstead. 

Officially launched at Sydney’s Australian Galleries (Tuesday, 4 February) the title of Adrian Newstead’s book says it all: The Dealer is the Devil – An Insider’s History of the Aboriginal Art Trade.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina