Oceanic Art: A Celebration of Form

Organized by SDMA Oceanic Art: A Celebration of Form presents nearly 100 works of art from the South Pacific Islands, a geographical region broadly defined by scholars as Oceania. The exhibition includes a variety of three-dimensional objects, including elaborate hand-carved sculptures, exquisite... Read more

Organized by SDMA Oceanic Art: A Celebration of Form presents nearly 100 works of art from the South Pacific Islands, a geographical region broadly defined by scholars as Oceania. The exhibition includes a variety of three-dimensional objects, including elaborate hand-carved sculptures, exquisite architectural elements, and several striking figures from New Ireland, Admiralty or Manus Islands, and rare Easter Island (Rapa Nui) carved figures. Many of these are encoded with cultural and social meanings, some of which still function within certain Oceanic cultures today.