Gauguin and Polynesia

Paul Gauguin is commonly regarded as one of the greatest modern artists. He is renowned for resplendent, mythic imagery from Oceania, for a life of restless travel and for his supposed immersion in Polynesian life. But he has long been regarded ambivalently, and in recent years both Gauguin''s sexual behaviour, and his paintings, have been considered exploitative.

Gauguin and Polynesia offers a fre...