Jim Elmslie interviews Crispin Howarth, Curator of Pacific Arts at the National Gallery of Australia on the stunning new exhibition of Maori facial markings that will open in Canberra on March 23 JE Crispin, you have been working on the forthcoming exhibition on Māori tattooing (I … [Read more...]
Interview: Dr. Michael Mel
Jim Elmslie talks with the West Pacific Collection Manager from the Australian Museum about his life and the concept he has developed of museums being a Ples Namel– or middle place, between different peoples, cultures and objects. JE Michael you have had a long and interesting journey from … [Read more...]
Interview with Paula Latos-Valier
Paula Latos-Valier is the Art Director for the Sir William Dobell Art Foundation and chairs the Gallery Advisory Committee for the SH Ervin Gallery. She serves as Vice President of the Art Gallery Society of NSW, and is a consultant for the Biennale of Sydney’s Archive Project. Her former positions … [Read more...]
Andrew Moutu, Director, National Museum and Art Gallery of Papua New Guinea – Part II
Interview with Jim Elmslie, at the NGA Myth + Magic Exhibition, Canberra, August 7 2015 JE: How did you get to Cambridge? AM: I had some good mentors. When I was at UPNG I was told by two ex-Cambridge people, Colin Filer and John Mucki that I should go to Cambridge. One is British and … [Read more...]
Andrew Moutu, Director, National Museum & Art Gallery of Papua New Guinea – Part I
Interview with Jim Elmslie, at the NGA Myth + Magic Exhibition, Canberra, August 7 2015 JE – Andrew, you have come a long way from a village in Dagua, and Wewak, to Cambridge University and now on to one of the highest positions in PNG administration, Director of the National Museum and Art … [Read more...]
