[ANU Pacific.Institute] PNG Art on Campus - 2017 Exhibition Reminder

[Bryant Allen]

Simon,
Our PNG contemporary art works - pretty rough photos but they will be good enough to see if they are worth including in any exhibition.
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Kaia Wingo used to work as a cleaner at the National Research Institute in the late 1990s.

Cassowary and pigs in the forest is 600x800 mm, acrylic on canvass.
Three pigs is 350x260 water colour on paper.
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James Aure was a prisoner at Madang Jail in 1990 who participated in an Institute of Medical Research trial. He gave his drawing to an IMR staff member who gave him some coloured pencils and paper.

Two masalai is 210x280, coloured pencil on paper.
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The Bob Browne poster is 460X610 on paper.

Regards,
Bryant Allen
Honorary Associate Professor
State, Society and Governance in Melanesia Program
School of International, Political and Strategic Studies
ANU College of Asia & the Pacific
H.C. Coombs Building #9
The Australian National University
Canberra  ACT  2601

http://ips.cap.anu.edu.au/people/bryant-allen-0









From: Pacific.Institute [mailto:pacific.institute-bounces at mailman.anu.edu.au] On Behalf Of Samuel Bashfield
Sent: Friday, 13 January 2017 10:13
To: pacific.institute at mailman.anu.edu.au
Subject: [ANU Pacific.Institute] PNG Art on Campus - 2017 Exhibition Reminder

To: ANU Pacific Institute members and friends,

This is  a gentle reminder that we are asking if people would like to lend recent PNG art works to see if we can put together exhibition on ANU campus. If you would like to assist, could you please send JPEG photos to Sam Bashfield (samuel.bashfield at anu.edu.au<mailto:samuel.bashfield at anu.edu.au>) this month. That will help us get the whole process started and help us find a venue.

To date five people have made offers - all of which include Kauage paintings or drawings! Mathias Kauage died in 2003, and some of his work will clearly be in any exhibition we hold.  But there have been major changes in PNG art practice since then, and many more artists, which is why this exhibition is planned 'to mostly be confined to recent (post 2000) works', as discussed in my 'survey letter' attached.

Incidentally, several members of the Institute have been able to see the current exhibition of PNG art 'No.1 Neighbour' at Queensland Art Gallery, South Brisbane, a massive and exciting survey of works from the last 50 years which finishes on 29 January. There is a glorious colourful catalogue produced by the curator, Ruth McDougall, now for $32. Her opening publicity article is attached. There are also five articles with great pix in the gallery's Artlines magazine 3-2016 Sept/Oct/Nov;  $7.95.

https://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/whats-on/exhibitions/no1-neighbour

And see

http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2016/10/14/unexpected-png-modern-art-lands-brisbane

Obviously we won't be able to hold anything on that scale at ANU, but we should be able to bring together a range of recent works which show aspects of PNG art and life never before shown in this city.

In anticipation,

Bill Standish

Bill.Standish at anu.edu.au<mailto:Bill.Standish at anu.edu.au>



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