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What’s On
Raymond McIntyre: A Modernist View
New exhibition now open.
Living Archives
Archives that tell stories about artists and history in Aotearoa
Whāia te Taniwha
Māori artists consider the enduring relevance of taniwha in Aotearoa.
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Late night Wednesday until 9pm
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Collection
Alexis Neal Hei Tiaki; Protective Pendants
Alexis Neal’s work explores the way taoka can act as self-portraits, drawing connections between person, place and material culture. This print shows highly detailed carved surfaces, the luminous green of pounamu, the softness of a feather and the worn surface of whale bone. It reminds us of the ways her tūpuna Māori worked skilfully with resources from the natural world, and the potential of taoka to protect, adorn, identify and connect past with present.
taoka ~ treasured object
pounamu ~ greenstone
tūpuna Māori ~ Māori ancestors
He Kapuka Oneone – A Handful of Soil (from August 2024)
Collection
Alexis Neal Mau kaki Paraaoa; Whalebone necklace
Alexis Neal’s work explores the way taoka can act as a self-portrait, drawing connections between person, place and material culture. This pair of prints shows highly detailed carved surfaces, the luminous green of pounamu, the softness of a feather and the worn surface of whale bone. They remind us of the ways her tūpuna Māori worked skilfully with resources from the natural world, and the potential of taoka ~ to protect, adorn, identify and connect past with present.
taoka ~ treasures, things of cultural value pounamu ~ greenstone tūpuna ~ ancestors
(He Kapuka Oneone – A Handful of Soil, 2025)
Collection
Alexis Neal Ka mua ka muri; Looking back in order to move forward
Alexis Neal’s work explores the way taoka can act as self-portraits, drawing connections between person, place and material culture. This print shows highly detailed carved surfaces, the luminous green of pounamu, the softness of a feather and the worn surface of whale bone. It reminds us of the ways her tūpuna Māori worked skilfully with resources from the natural world, and the potential of taoka to protect, adorn, identify and connect past with present.
taoka ~ treasured object
pounamu ~ greenstone
tūpuna Māori ~ Māori ancestors
He Kapuka Oneone – A Handful of Soil (from August 2024)
