@article{oai:nichibun.repo.nii.ac.jp:00006032, author = {HICKEY, Gary}, journal = {Japan review : Journal of the International Research Center for Japanese Studies}, month = {Dec}, note = {Australia has had a long and tumultuous relationship with Japan, but unlike other Western countries it has culturally benefited less from this relationship. This is reflected in the history of public art museum collections and exhibitions of Japanese art in Australia. In this history, precedence has been given to European and especially British art and its contemporary Euro-American manifestation over cultural traditions such as that of Japan, a preference that has limited understanding of Japanese culture in Australia. Australian art museums began collecting Japanese art at the beginning of the Meiji period. However, despite important Japanese art works being acquired by Australian art museums, a lack of informed curatorship of these collections has resulted in neglect in collection research, development and exhibition. Fundamental to this problem is the Euro-American bias of art history curriculums in Australian schools and universities that has resulted in few Australian trained Japanese cultural interpreters caretaking these collections.}, pages = {191--223}, title = {Cultural Divide : Japanese Art in Australia (1868−2012)}, volume = {28}, year = {2015} }