Oceania, expo Royal Academy, London - Peter Brunt and Nicholas Thomas, with Noelle Kahanu

KORTE INHOUD

Marking 250 years since Cook's first voyage to the Pacific, we celebrate the dazzling and diverse art of the region of Oceania, from the historic to the contemporary.



From the remote shores of Rapa Nui to the dense rainforest of Papua New Guinea, the islands of the Pacific are home to some of the most culturally diverse populations on the planet. The region embraces an extraordinary range of art forms, from delicate shell ornaments to spectacularly decorated canoes and meeting houses. These have fascinated outsiders since the exploratory voyages of Captain Cook, the first of which commenced 250 years ago in 1768, and went on to entrance Gauguin and a host of other European artists. This volume accompanies a major survey in London and Paris of art from Oceania. It brings together the most up-to-date scholarship by the leading experts in the field, encompassing a dazzling array of objects from the region, including many that have never been published before.

Oceania will bring together around 200 exceptional w...
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Uitgever: , Royal Academy, London,352 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 1910350494ISBN-13: 9781910350492

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