Kā Kaupapa o te Wā
What’s On
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.
Mark Adams: A Survey | He Kohinga Whakaahua
A comprehensive survey spanning the artist's career.
Ana Iti: Ngahere Behind a Pile of Metal
An immersive installation considering the legacies of deforestation and significance of kauri trees.
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Marilynn Webb: Folded in the Hills
"It’s nothing to do with drawing landscape, it’s to do with connection…"
Marilynn Webb (1937–2021)
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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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Conor Clarke Travel without moving
In this work, Ōtautahi Christchurch-based artist Conor Clarke interprets a Māori practice of shielding the eyes when passing wāhi tapu. Made while completing the Tylee Cottage Residency in Whanganui, Clarke heard about the practice from mana whenua. Out of respect for Tongariro as a living tupuna, a string of leaves or a woven object would sometimes be used to cover the eyes in order to avoid the temptation of looking up at the peak. Clarke’s work presents a way of thinking about significant landmarks as places to be honoured and revered, rather than climbed or conquered.
wāhi tapu ~ sacred places
mana whenua ~ people with territorial rights over tribal land
Tongariro ~ mountain in central Te Ika-a-Māui North Island
tupuna ~ ancestor
He Kapuka Oneone – A Handful of Soil (from August 2024)
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Spring Time is Heart-break: Contemporary Art in Aotearoa
A major exhibition featuring works that tell stories about personal and collective histories, communication, distance and relationships to our environment.
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John Greig, Alexander Nasmyth Fyers, Upper Fall
Compare British Museum number 1872,0810.745
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