Exploring the Sacred in Aboriginal Performance Art Hemispheric Institute; Dowell, Kristin journal, revista paper, ensayo, trabajo escrito, ponencia performance art, arte de performance Americas, Américas, Américas North America, Norteamérica ENG: Aboriginal performance art reclaims the space of the Western art gallery to articulate Aboriginal stories, voices, and experiences. Aboriginal performance art also transforms the mainstream art gallery institution into a space that is responsive to and accessible for Aboriginal audiences. Within walls of the \"white cube\" (Claxton 2004) of the Western art gallery Aboriginal artists confront colonial histories, enact Aboriginal aesthetics, reflect Aboriginal cosmologies, and sustain Aboriginal communities. Hemispheric Institute for Performance and Politics, New York University 2005-05-01 DCMI: Text Hemi: Text text/html http://hemi.es.its.nyu.edu/journal/2_1/dowell.html eng http://hemi.nyu.edu/rights.html public