Tuesday, 14 June 2011
Current: Contemporary Pacific Art
October Gallery - 24 Old Gloucester St London WC1N 3AL.
22 June - 30 July, 2011.
The region of Oceania offers a culturally diverse and exciting
contemporary art movement, with many artists expressing concerns
about future sustainability of the region due to economic and
environmental issues.
The concept for Current is to explore the idea of contemporary
artists from the region presenting contemporary artworks that draw
on their ancient ancestral spirit but reflect a "renewed identity
in the modern age".
Artists include: Andy
Leleisi'uao, James
Ormsby, Filipe Tohi, Reuben Paterson (courtesy of Gow Langsford
Gallery), Virginia King
& Nic Moon.
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