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About the book >.>.> Contemporary artists from New Zealand and the Pacific Islands frequently play with and invert such perceptions but their work also provides an alternate more complex vision of the region. Working in video installation sculpture painting and photography they show the Pacific Islands from an insider’s per- spective. Themes addressed in their works include environmental concerns cultural heritage issues. questions relating to the experience of migration and diaspora and the intersection of indigenous belief systems and Western religions. Presenting artistic trends that are little known outside of the region this book has been published to coincide with the first major exhibition of con- temporary Pacific art in the United States Paradise Now? Contemporary Art from the Pacific. Four essays by leading authors of the field provide an overview of recent developments in contemporary art of the Pacific Islands including New Zealand the Torres Strait Islands Fiji New Caledonia Samoa Hawaii Rotuma and Niue. These essays explore historical precedents and current artistic strategies along with the region’s cultural renaissance of the last decade evident in the abundance of arts festivals and cultural centers regional exhibitions and growing international recognition. (LL)