Bird Land: Te Kāhui Manu
The islands of Aotearoa New Zealand were once inhabited by birds. Shrieking, warbling, tinkling, booming. Forest, river, marsh, mountain, ocean, shore—everything charged with their mauri, life force.
Made in the Pacific: A Collection of Tāoga
A selection of Pacific tāoga from the Canterbury Museum in conversation with contemporary artworks that highlight the continued strength in culture and traditional art forms.
He Kapuka Oneone – A Handful of Soil
Exploring the relationship between tākata and whenua – people and land – through Aotearoa New Zealand’s art history.
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Mike Moroney
Commentary
What is this that stands before me...
A conversation between myself and Jason Greig over coffee at Ohinehou Coffee Company sometime late April this year:
“Hey mate, I’ve been asked to interview you for Bulletin before the exhibition. Coming at it from a more metal vibe! Would you be keen?” (Knowing that Jason would, in fact, not be keen.)
“Fuck off!”
My Favourite
![Toss Woollaston: Untitled [Quentin (Kin) Woollaston Shearing]](/media/cache/89/81/89813389f1be4baa3817a7260a3b0cc7.jpg)
Toss Woollaston: Untitled [Quentin (Kin) Woollaston Shearing]
“Teddy you fucking mongrel! Stay in your place, so help me you fuzzy prick!” my four-year-old self shouted at my hapless toy bear during Christmas lunch in 1981.