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Island Affinities: Contemporary Art of Oceania (review)

Island Affinities: Contemporary Art of Oceania (review) book and media reviews 277 order to satisfy the taste of each and Castro responded by curating her every Pacifi c expert. One needs to own shows of diasporic Oceanic art. keep in mind that the author hardly Castro’s latest curatorial effort is seeks to appeal to an audience of “Island Affi nities: Contemporary Art specialists. Rather, Lansdown presents of Oceania,” highlighting the work us with a work aimed at Pacifi c neo- of fourteen Pacifi c Islander artists phytes and as such it is immensely sat- from island and diasporic locations isfying. While experts might want to like Papua New Guinea, London, and keep the volume on their bookshelves Orange County. It is the second sig- as a reference work for prominent nifi cant art exhibit in Southern Cali- quotes uttered and written by Western fornia in the past two years, following observers on the Pacifi c, Strangers in Castro’s curatorial debut, “Turning the South Seas will ultimately fi nd Tides: Gender in Oceania Art,” a application in the classroom setting. smaller exhibit held at the Univer- In particular, the present work is most sity of California–San Diego (ucsd) useful to burgeoning history and liter- Graduate Art Gallery http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Contemporary Pacific University of Hawai'I Press

Island Affinities: Contemporary Art of Oceania (review)

The Contemporary Pacific , Volume 20 (1) – Feb 11, 2008

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University of Hawai'I Press
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Copyright © 2007 University of Hawai'i Press.
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1527-9464

Abstract

book and media reviews 277 order to satisfy the taste of each and Castro responded by curating her every Pacifi c expert. One needs to own shows of diasporic Oceanic art. keep in mind that the author hardly Castro’s latest curatorial effort is seeks to appeal to an audience of “Island Affi nities: Contemporary Art specialists. Rather, Lansdown presents of Oceania,” highlighting the work us with a work aimed at Pacifi c neo- of fourteen Pacifi c Islander artists phytes and as such it is immensely sat- from island and diasporic locations isfying. While experts might want to like Papua New Guinea, London, and keep the volume on their bookshelves Orange County. It is the second sig- as a reference work for prominent nifi cant art exhibit in Southern Cali- quotes uttered and written by Western fornia in the past two years, following observers on the Pacifi c, Strangers in Castro’s curatorial debut, “Turning the South Seas will ultimately fi nd Tides: Gender in Oceania Art,” a application in the classroom setting. smaller exhibit held at the Univer- In particular, the present work is most sity of California–San Diego (ucsd) useful to burgeoning history and liter- Graduate Art Gallery

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Published: Feb 11, 2008

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