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Perspectives of Paul Gauguin's life and art in Polynesia
Manage episode 423187247 series 2902428
How should we consider the the work of celebrated French artist Paul Gauguin in 2024, in the light of accusations of sexual predation of young women and colonial exploitation and appropriation. A new book attempts to "rescue Gauguin's art from the artist himself".
Guest: Anthropologist Nicholas Thomas, author of Gauguin in Polynesia (Bloomsbury)
345 episodes
Manage episode 423187247 series 2902428
How should we consider the the work of celebrated French artist Paul Gauguin in 2024, in the light of accusations of sexual predation of young women and colonial exploitation and appropriation. A new book attempts to "rescue Gauguin's art from the artist himself".
Guest: Anthropologist Nicholas Thomas, author of Gauguin in Polynesia (Bloomsbury)
345 episodes
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