Comments on: Gods, Ghosts and Men – An Exhibition of PNG Art http://garamut.wordpress.com/2008/11/14/gods-ghosts-and-men-an-exhibition-of-png-art/ A Blog about current issues and other topics impacting Papua New Guinea Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:44:49 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Emmanuel http://garamut.wordpress.com/2008/11/14/gods-ghosts-and-men-an-exhibition-of-png-art/#comment-755 Emmanuel Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:18:28 +0000 http://garamut.wordpress.com/?p=806#comment-755 Wrote a piece here on maybe how we should be looking at our art as more of a business to make it sustainable: http://masalai.wordpress.com/2009/04/14/why-arts-and-culture-are-important/ Wrote a piece here on maybe how we should be looking at our art as more of a business to make it sustainable: http://masalai.wordpress.com/2009/04/14/why-arts-and-culture-are-important/

]]> By: davidwills http://garamut.wordpress.com/2008/11/14/gods-ghosts-and-men-an-exhibition-of-png-art/#comment-172 davidwills Sun, 23 Nov 2008 03:21:15 +0000 http://garamut.wordpress.com/?p=806#comment-172 Awesome site I'll be back if I can find you. Awesome site I’ll be back if I can find you.

]]> By: Solo http://garamut.wordpress.com/2008/11/14/gods-ghosts-and-men-an-exhibition-of-png-art/#comment-145 Solo Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:08:15 +0000 http://garamut.wordpress.com/?p=806#comment-145 Sadly, every time the collections from the De Young Museum and of the other museums around the world that showcase PNG artifacts come to mind, I find myself brooding about why can't our Government invest our cultural heritage and preserve all those ancestorial works of art so we can not only attrack millions of tourists but also have some pride in our history and culture. Sadly, every time the collections from the De Young Museum and of the other museums around the world that showcase PNG artifacts come to mind, I find myself brooding about why can’t our Government invest our cultural heritage and preserve all those ancestorial works of art so we can not only attrack millions of tourists but also have some pride in our history and culture.

]]> By: Tavurvur http://garamut.wordpress.com/2008/11/14/gods-ghosts-and-men-an-exhibition-of-png-art/#comment-141 Tavurvur Sun, 16 Nov 2008 07:15:03 +0000 http://garamut.wordpress.com/?p=806#comment-141 I would love to see such a thing happen. I've always had an issue with OUR cultural heritage sitting in a glass cabinet half way around the world so a sexagenarian could sit there sipping a glass of tea from authentic china and gloat over a particular piece that has no true personal meaning to him/her - apart from the six digit $ signs. Sothebys auctioned off a selection of PNG art in New York last week. They were sold for sums up to US$ 130,000 per peice. It has to make you wonder - will the descendants of those people who carved those works ever see them again? I would love to see such a thing happen. I’ve always had an issue with OUR cultural heritage sitting in a glass cabinet half way around the world so a sexagenarian could sit there sipping a glass of tea from authentic china and gloat over a particular piece that has no true personal meaning to him/her – apart from the six digit $ signs.

Sothebys auctioned off a selection of PNG art in New York last week. They were sold for sums up to US$ 130,000 per peice.

It has to make you wonder – will the descendants of those people who carved those works ever see them again?

]]> By: Emmanuel http://garamut.wordpress.com/2008/11/14/gods-ghosts-and-men-an-exhibition-of-png-art/#comment-135 Emmanuel Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:39:15 +0000 http://garamut.wordpress.com/?p=806#comment-135 I read your last post on the Jolika Collection and reading this one now I'm wondering whether it would ever be possible to secure sponsors to bring these works to PNG for a visit? Just so we can have the opportunity to appreciate and to celebrate these collections of our art. I read your last post on the Jolika Collection and reading this one now I’m wondering whether it would ever be possible to secure sponsors to bring these works to PNG for a visit? Just so we can have the opportunity to appreciate and to celebrate these collections of our art.

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