Heroes and Spirits
CANNES—In collaboration with the city of Cannes, the
Musée de la Castre is presenting Héros et esprits de
Nouvelle-Guinée (Heroes and Spirits of New Guinea),
an exhibition that features some forty photographs taken
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by insatiable adventuress Wylda Bayrón. Her series of
portraits shows people from New Guinea wearing their
elaborate costumes and extraordinary ornaments. A selection
of traditional Melanesian objects is also on hand,
complementing and enhancing the photos and providing
context for the lively or even apocalyptic imagery by the
New York–based photographer. Her work captures societies
in transformation that persevere with their ancestral
traditions while their traditional lifeways are under constant
threat. The remarkable men and women her lens
captures challenge the viewer, revealing aspects of these
individuals without completely penetrating their mysterious
universe. The exhibition is on view from July 5–October
27, 2019, and was produced under the supervision
of Chris Boylan.
Indians and Posters
FRANKFURT—As its Collection as Narrative exhibition
of Reinhard Wanzke’s collection draws to a close,
the Weltkulturen Museum is preparing to open Posted!
Refl ections of Native North America, a show of North
American posters. Propaganda, bombast, clichés—the
Western perception of the autochthonous world in transformation
from the conquest of the West to the present
day is investigated and analyzed here. As an everyday
part of our material culture, posters convey far more
ideas and ideologies than is commonly thought. A surprisingly
wide range of social subjects are addressed in
this unusual exhibition.
BELOW: Recruitment poster,
“American Traditions, U.S.
Navy,” designed by Timothy
Gaussiran, c. 1974.
Courtesy of the Naval History and
Heritage Command.
BELOW RIGHT: Poster
for the 33rd United Tribes
International Powwow.
Markus Lindner Collection.
ABOVE: Wylda Bayrón, High Chief, Mt.
Hagen, Western Highlands, Papua New
Guinea, August 2013.
© Wylda Bayrón.
LEFT: Wylda Bayrón, The Power of
Nature, Eastern Province, New Britain,
August 2014.
© Wylda Bayrón.
LEFT: Wylda Bayrón,
Scarifi ed Man Holding a
Crocodile, Sepik River, Papua
New Guinea.
© Wylda Bayrón.