Bardon has largely remained in popular consciousness as the synonymous hero and martyr of the art movement’s origin story. But a new biography is unravelling the myth, and the madness, behind the tale Like many foundation stories, the white Australian narrative about the birth of the globally c...

Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/ng-interactive/2026/nov/01/geoffrey-bardon-aboriginal-dot-painting-papunya)

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