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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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Joanna Margaret Paul Untitled
In the 1976 catalogue accompanying the exhibition Woman’s Art: Six Women Artists, Joanna Margaret Paul described how her life and her art practice were inextricably linked: “My work is always rooted in the particular circumstances of my domestic life, the objects, clothes, toys, cups, flowers, that speak of myself, my child, my husband and the house, garden, land, that frames my life.” Still-life subjects such as this one highlight these connections.
(Perilous: Unheard Stories from the Collection, 6 August 2022- 21 July 2024)
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François Chauveau Christ Appearing To Startled Cardplayers
This surprising scene was recently identified as a preparatory sketch for an engraving by Paris-born painter and engraver François Chauveau. It was produced to illustrate Les Délices de l’esprit [The Delights of the Spirit], a 1658 philosophical and theological work by Jean Desmaret. Chauveau became engraver to the king, Louis XIV, four years later. The signature on the work is an incorrect addition.
(Out of Time, 23 September 2023 – 28 April 2024)