Through new eyes, Pacific pasts revisited
This edition of the Journal continues to share the rich information received at the highly successful 2022 OAS Forum held in the Pacific Galleries at the South Australian Museum.
V28 Issue 3
Representation and misrepresentation in ethnographic film: the case of Cannibal Tours[1]
by Ross Bowden The documentary Cannibal Tours, by the self-described ‘existential anarchist’ Australian film maker Dennis O’Rourke (Lutkehaus and O’Rourke 1989:435), has had a significant impact on the anthropological world since …
Art of the Torres Strait
by Neriba Gallasch My deepest respect for the Torres Strait people. Where is the Torres Strait? Who are the Torres Strait Islanders? The Torres Strait is a grouping of many, …
Acknowledgement of Cultural Objects and Ancestral Spirits at Australian Museum and Blessings of Bilas Exhibition
31 May 2023 Steven Gagau, Associate Curator of Bilas: Body Adornment of Papua New Guinea, Australian Museum, Sydney and President Sydney Wantok Association Inc My name is Steven Gagau. I stand …
Launch speech | Bilas: Body Adornment of Papua New GuineaLaunch speech
Dr Michael Mel, Co-curator of Bilas: Body Adornment of Papua New Guinea, Australian Museum, Sydney. I am blessed to see so many of you here and so humble that you could have …
Polynesian Art — The vast world of Polynesia in a single volume
2023, 272 pages, edited by Kevin Conru, Conru Editions, Brussels Reviewed by Crispin Howarth In June, Lempertz Art house and Auction rooms hosted a spectacular exhibition titled Polynesian Art.The exhibition was only …
Exodus by Joel Sam
Cairns Art Gallery, 7 July –22 October 2023 Review by Margaret Cassidy One of the joys of visiting Far North Queensland is to be delighted by the works of a …
Camp Paradise by Yuki Kihara
At Powerhouse Ultimo, Australia until 31 December 2023 Reviewed by Margaret Cassidy Post-impressionist French artist Paul Gauguin’s images of the Pacific are probably the most well-known of the range of …