{"pk":62191,"title":"Book Review: Transformative Currents: Art and Action in the Pacific Ocean, edited by Cassandra Coblentz","subtitle":null,"abstract":"

Book review: Cassandra Coblentz, editor, Transformative Currents: Art and Action in the Pacific Ocean. X Artists’ Books and Oceanside Museum of Art, 2025. ISBN: 9798990698581. 176 pages, illustrations (chiefly color), maps. Hardcover, US$45.

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