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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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Charles Meryon, Edmond Gosselin Tourelle de la rue de la Tixéranderie
The rue de la Tixéranderie was a very ancient Parisian street, known by that name from as early as the twelfth century. It ran east to west, north of the Hôtel de Ville. It took its name from the weavers (tisserands) who lived and worked there.
All the buildings were demolished, and the street itself eliminated, when the rue de Rivoli was built in the 1850s.
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Auguste Delâtre, Charles Meryon Canoe Sternpost
French artist Charles Meryon was a naval officer aboard the corvette Rhin, which was stationed in Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa the Pacific Ocean between 1843 and 1846. The Rhin was primarily based at Akaroa to oversee French whaling interests and the small French settlement that had been established there in 1840. Meryon made numerous studies of the landscape, local Ngāi Tahu and the fledgling French settlement. Taonga Māori also caught his eye and he drew detailed studies of toi whakairo (carving), including these wonderfully detailed studies of the intricate patterns that adorned the sternpost, prow and other features of waka. It is not known if the waka in these images was drawn in Akaroa or the Bay of Islands where the Rhin also spent time. These three works were copied from Meryon’s originals by his close friend and fellow artist Auguste Delâtre in the 1860s.
(Ship Nails and Tail Feathers, 10 June – 22 October 2023)
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Auguste Delâtre, Charles Meryon Canoe Details
French artist Charles Meryon was a naval officer aboard the corvette Rhin, which was stationed in Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa the Pacific Ocean between 1843 and 1846. The Rhin was primarily based at Akaroa to oversee French whaling interests and the small French settlement that had been established there in 1840. Meryon made numerous studies of the landscape, local Ngāi Tahu and the fledgling French settlement. Taonga Māori also caught his eye and he drew detailed studies of toi whakairo (carving), including these wonderfully detailed studies of the intricate patterns that adorned the sternpost, prow and other features of waka. It is not known if the waka in these images was drawn in Akaroa or the Bay of Islands where the Rhin also spent time. These three works were copied from Meryon’s originals by his close friend and fellow artist Auguste Delâtre in the 1860s.
(Ship Nails and Tail Feathers, 10 June – 22 October 2023)
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Auguste Delâtre, Charles Meryon Canoe Prow
French artist Charles Meryon was a naval officer aboard the corvette Rhin, which was stationed in Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa the Pacific Ocean between 1843 and 1846. The Rhin was primarily based at Akaroa to oversee French whaling interests and the small French settlement that had been established there in 1840. Meryon made numerous studies of the landscape, local Ngāi Tahu and the fledgling French settlement. Taonga Māori also caught his eye and he drew detailed studies of toi whakairo (carving), including these wonderfully detailed studies of the intricate patterns that adorned the sternpost, prow and other features of waka. It is not known if the waka in these images was drawn in Akaroa or the Bay of Islands where the Rhin also spent time. These three works were copied from Meryon’s originals by his close friend and fellow artist Auguste Delâtre in the 1860s.
(Ship Nails and Tail Feathers, 10 June – 22 October 2023)