Lecture Review Lecture by Dr. Ross Bowden, November 15, 2014 Ross Bowden, DPhil (Oxford), taught anthropology at La Trobe University, Melbourne, from 1979 to 1999 and was then a visiting research associate for ten years. He is now an independent scholar. Ross joined the Melbourne Savage Club to … [Read more...]
Myth & Magic: Sepik Art Coming to the NGA
The countdown for the National Gallery of Australia’s landmark exhibition, Myth & Magic; Art of the Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, has started with the grand opening date set for August 6th in Canberra. This long anticipated event will be followed the next day by the annual OAS Forum, hosted by … [Read more...]
Senta Taft Hendry
28 January 1924 – 6 December 2014 Last December saw the passing of tribal art collector and adventurer, Senta Taft-Hendry. At 85 years of age she was easily Australia’s oldest commercial pilot – yet she could possibly have been 90. Having arrived in Australia as a teenager without a passport … [Read more...]
Discovering Worlds: transforming the Pacific displays at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum
By Tony Eccles The Royal Albert Memorial Museum is an award-winning[1] local authority-run museum which is based in the city of Exeter, in Devon. The acquisition of ethnographic items started as early as 1865 when the museum was being built. In 1998 it received designation status.[2] The collection … [Read more...]
Impressions – Parcours des Mondes Paris
By Krisztina Turza A fine and glorious sunny day welcomed visitors to the 13th Parcours des Mondes art fair on 9 September 2014 in Paris. As excited as one can be on his/her first visit to the ‘greatest tribal art show on Earth’, I have to say Parcours exceeded my expectations and truly lived up … [Read more...]
Bismarck Archipelago Art
Kevin Conru (editor) with photography by Hughes Dubois. Published by 5 Continents, Milan, Italy, 2014. 327 pages. Reviewed by Jim Elmslie. This vast and gorgeous book is a work of art in itself. It is a thrilling pictorial survey of the material culture of the Bismarck region with each exquisite … [Read more...]
