Renaissance amnesia, Vernon Ah Kee, and a mysterious Sydney painting
- Author
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Published
- Wed 22 Sep 2021
- Episode Link
- https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/the-art-show/renaissance-vernon-ah-kee-artemisia-gentileschi/13551518
Do we turn a blind eye to the aggression and militarism — and colonialism — that defined the Italian Renaissance? Plus, hear why artist Vernon Ah Kee can't ignore a distinct Australian brand of racism, and whether a work by the Renaissance painter Artemisia Gentileschi found its way to 1970s Sydney.
