Oceania.
Mercator Fund| N° d'inventaire | 23029 |
| Format | 28 x 30 |
| Détails | 328 p., numerous color illustrations, publisher's hardcover. |
| Publication | Brussels, 2019 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9789462302334 |
Through artworks from a region that covers one-third of the globe, from the atolls of Polynesia to the rainforests of the mountains of New Guinea, this book highlights the splendors of Oceania. Imposing statues, fascinating textiles, remarkable ritual objects, and intricate ornaments recount the many voyages that have shaped Oceania's long history and many cultures, from island navigators who crossed the ocean thousands of years ago to colonial encounters and migrations today. This book combines the most recent scholarly studies and debates, major historical works of art, and contemporary perspectives from island authors and artists. It reveals Oceania as it has been perceived, from both inside and outside, from the voyages of Captain Cook to the challenges of globalization and climate change. Peter Brunt, of Samoan and English descent, is a Senior Lecturer in Art History at Victoria University of Wellington. Nicholas Thomas is Director of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge. Noelle MKY Kahanu, born in Hawaii, is a curator, artist, filmmaker, and research scientist. She worked for fifteen years at the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum in Honolulu, Hawaii. Emmanuel Kasarhérou is Deputy Director of the Department of Heritage and Collections at the Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac, Paris. Sean Mallon, of Samoan and Irish descent, is Senior Curator of Pacific Cultures at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Michael Mel is from the Mogei community in Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea. He is Director of International and Pacific Collections at the Australian Museum, Sydney. Dame Anne Salmond DBE is Professor of Māori Studies at the University of Auckland. Royal Academy of Arts, September 29, 2018–December 10, 2018 / Quai Branly-Jacques Chirac, Paris, March 12–July 7, 2019
Through artworks from a region that covers one-third of the globe, from the atolls of Polynesia to the rainforests of the mountains of New Guinea, this book highlights the splendors of Oceania. Imposing statues, fascinating textiles, remarkable ritual objects, and intricate ornaments recount the many voyages that have shaped Oceania's long history and many cultures, from island navigators who crossed the ocean thousands of years ago to colonial encounters and migrations today. This book combines the most recent scholarly studies and debates, major historical works of art, and contemporary perspectives from island authors and artists. It reveals Oceania as it has been perceived, from both inside and outside, from the voyages of Captain Cook to the challenges of globalization and climate change. Peter Brunt, of Samoan and English descent, is a Senior Lecturer in Art History at Victoria University of Wellington. Nicholas Thomas is Director of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge. Noelle MKY Kahanu, born in Hawaii, is a curator, artist, filmmaker, and research scientist. She worked for fifteen years at the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum in Honolulu, Hawaii. Emmanuel Kasarhérou is Deputy Director of the Department of Heritage and Collections at the Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac, Paris. Sean Mallon, of Samoan and Irish descent, is Senior Curator of Pacific Cultures at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Michael Mel is from the Mogei community in Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea. He is Director of International and Pacific Collections at the Australian Museum, Sydney. Dame Anne Salmond DBE is Professor of Māori Studies at the University of Auckland. Royal Academy of Arts, September 29, 2018–December 10, 2018 / Quai Branly-Jacques Chirac, Paris, March 12–July 7, 2019