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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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Collection
Claudia Kogachi Ghost
Faced with the narrow romantic archetypes of popular movies, Claudia Kogachi decided to crack the genre open a little wider with paintings that reimagine iconic moments from popular films like Brokeback Mountain, Kill Bill and The Fast and the Furious. Here, she recreates the unforgettable pottery scene from Ghost, the 1990 supernatural romance starring Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore. Inserting herself and partner Josephine into the title roles, Kogachi disrupts the heteronormativity Hollywood typically promotes, proposing a new kind of love story. Her wide-eyed stand-ins lack the glamour of their cinematic counterparts, but arguably represent something more authentic.
(Dummies & Doppelgängers, 2 November 2024 – 23 March 2025)
