Maria Lewis

Maria Lewis, a Melbourne-based screenwriter and pop culture etymologist, joins art history professor Elizabeth C. Childs to explore Paul Gauguin's controversial legacy. They dive into the complexity of Gauguin's relationships with Polynesian cultures, questioning whether modern morality should influence historical judgments. The conversation also tackles themes of consent, the ethics of representation in art, and how the legacy of artists like Gauguin shapes contemporary debates about cultural appropriation and exploitation.