Tiki pop : America imagines its own Polynesian paradise = Amerika erschafft sich sein eigenes polynesisches Paradies = L'Amérique rêve son paradis polynésien
635 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 21 cm
Notes:
"This book was originally published on the occasion of the exhibition Tiki Pop--America imagines its own Polynesian paradise, on show at the Musée du Quai Branly from June 24 to September 28, 2014"--Colophon
Contents:
1. Pre-Tiki: setting the stage : Tiki-man, myth, merrymaker -- Cook, Bougainville, and the early explorers -- Artists and authors -- Storytellers in the South Seas -- South Seas made in Hollywood: from book to film to bar -- Tricks of the film trade: set design and special effects -- Natural materials of the tropical bar -- Beachcomber Bohemia -- The South Seas trader -- Movie clientele and celebrity culture -- Frances Langford: the bamboo blonde -- World War II: the Pacific theater of war -- The call of South Pacific and "Bali-Hai" -- The hula girl: emissary of the Polynesian paradise -- 2. The Tiki enters : Kon-Tiki and Aku-Aku -- A brief history of the American Tiki cocktail -- The appearance of the Tiki icon -- The logo Tiki -- The Tiki mug -- Hawaiian statehood -- The modern and the primitive -- Tiki TV -- Grand Tiki Temples: the Mai-Kai -- Grand Tiki temples: the Kahiki -- Ritual and make-believe -- 3. Tiki expansion: peak and implosion : Tiki architecture -- Tiki apartments -- Tiki motels -- The Tiki bowling alley -- Artists and carvers -- Tiki at home -- Tiki amusement parks -- Tiki devolution -- The Tiki revival
Summary:
Dive into one of the most colorful pop culture phenomena of mid-century America. In this handy edition gathering hundreds of images and ephemera, urban archaeologist Sven Kirsten takes us on a journey through Tiki history, from the first Pacific island exploration to Hollywood jungle fantasies and elaborate temples build to celebrate Tiki as the god of recreation