Oceanic art and objects have travelled the world from the "Blue Continent". Along the way they have been traded and stories about them have embellished their reputations and attracted new … [Read More...]
Journal Content
Stolen God in Museum
Page 5 of the News (Adelaide, South Australia) on Saturday 3rd March 1934 featured this headline ‘Stolen God in Museum’ and was accompanied by a photograph captioned ‘THE LOTUS God of the Solomon … [Read More...]
David Said (1945 – 2022)
by Jim Elmslie Image caption: David Said at the OAS Tribal Art Fair in Paddington. Image: Jerry Liew. Founding Newsletter editor for the Oceanic Art Society, David Said was born in Johannesburg, South … [Read More...]
Pacific Arts Association 2022 Conference ‘Gendered objects in Oceania’ – Paris, France
by Krisztina Turza Gender was central to this conference commencing with Yuki Kihara’s ‘Paradise Camp’, New Zealand’s offering at the 59th Venice Biennale. This focuses on Fa’afafine (Sāmoa’s third … [Read More...]
Oceans, Reflections, Collections
George Nuku’s presentation at the Pacific Arts Association 2022 Conference Review by Pierre Laffont Main image: George Nuku. Image: KHM-Museumsverband. George Nuku has become one of the best-known … [Read More...]
Magic Masks and Figures from Oceania
Leif Birger Holmstedt, Torso Publishing, 2021, 158 pages. Review by Jim Elmslie The strength of this book is in its excellent images, many previously unpublished. The images are mostly of high quality … [Read More...]
OAS Tour 8 – 9 September 2022 – The museums in Rochefort and La Rochelle
By Pierre Laffont and Bill Rathmell It is easy to fall for the peaceful charm of Rochefort and La Rochelle, two ports on the Atlantic Coast of France only a couple of hours from Paris by the fast … [Read More...]
Segar Passi, meriba ged a gur (our land and sea)
Cairns Art Gallery, 8 October-11 December 2022. Review by Margaret Cassidy This comprehensive retrospective of Torres Strait Islander artist Segar Passi was an unexpected discovery on a recent visit … [Read More...]
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OAS FORUM – Adelaide , 26 & 27 November 2022
Invitation to the Oceanic Art Society 2022 Forum at the South Australian Museum Australia in the Pacific: Cultures Past, Present & Future The OAS and SAM are pleased to invite … [Read More...]