ART on View 62 geographic arrangement, the gallery is grouped thematically, highlighting conceptual and stylistic connections between islands that have been linked through centuries of migration, trade, and religious evolution. The artworks range from masks and figurative sculpture to architectural elements and objects of daily use. Many of them entered the collection through generous gifts from the collections of William E. and Bertha L. Teel and Governor Carlton Skinner and Solange Skinner. ART AND LIFE Seattle—Over their long period of habitation in the Pacific Northwest, First Peoples have shaped their lifeways around the resources of the water, forests, valleys, and mountains. In tandem, they have developed rich oral traditions, ceremonies, and art forms that are linked inextricably to this region. Opened in November, a new permanent installation of the Seattle Art Museum’s collection of Northwest Coast art presents the creative expressions of generations of artists who sculpted and wove exquisite objects for daily life, for potlatch ceremonies, and for spiritual balance. Titled Art and Life Along the Northwest Coast, it highlights the museum’s remarkable collection and provides context for these beautiful artworks. The presence of contemporary art, shown alongside historical forms, highlights the vitality of traditions that are being re-envisioned for present times. NEW OCEANIC INSTALLATION IN BOSTON Boston—Nearly eighty artworks spanning the myriad cultures inhabiting the vast reaches of the Pacific Ocean were recently brought to light again with the unveiling in November of the new Arts of the Pacific Gallery at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. This diverse display, which includes a number of recent acquisitions, represents four main cultural spheres: Polynesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and the islands of Southeast Asia (including Indonesia and the Philippines). The installation explores the ideas and aesthetic traditions both that are held in common by and that differentiate the many cultures of the region. Set at the nexus of the museum’s South, Southeast, and East Asian galleries, the space reinforces the Pacific’s role as a crossroads of cultures. Rather than a chronological or Above left: Mask, kepong or ges. New Ireland, Papua New Guinea. Late 19th century. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Above: Helmet mask, kakaparaga. Witu Islands, West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea. Late 19th century Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Left: Mask, hudoq. Dayak, Kalimantan, Indonesia. 20th century. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Right: Herbert Johnson, (Gayusdisa’las) (died 1953), Kwak’wanigaml (Heron headdress), ca. 1890. Kwakwaka'wakw, Kwikwasutinexw, Kingcome, British Columbia. Red cedar, nails, paint. L: 66 cm. Seattle Art Museum, Gift of John H. Hauberg, inv. 91.1.31. Photo: Paul Macapia.
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