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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.
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Graham Bennett Hard to Swallow (Be Careful Not to Cut Your Hand on the Tin When Opening)
These tins are part of an original grouping of 267, representing the number of whales killed by Japanese vessels in the 2010 Southern Ocean harvest before it was disrupted – by bad weather and the actions of the Sea Shepherd protest ship. They incorporate graphics from a real Japanese whale meat tin, adapted and superimposed over a photograph of the Southern Ocean, with the cut-out shape of a whale’s tail visible above the waves. Graham Bennett wanted to provoke debate; acknowledging both the range of perspectives that exist on this subject in Japan, and Aotearoa New Zealand’s own history of whaling.
(Te Wheke, 2020)
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Juliet Peter Poorer Christchurch
Ashburton-born Juliet Peter was studying at the Canterbury College School of Art in Ōtautahi Christchurch when she painted this work. Its title suggests a venture beyond her own familiar territory. Within the composition’s tight construction, the towering verticality of the central chimney is reinforced by three telegraph poles as well as smaller chimneys and flues, further echoed in gateposts, fenceposts and the shaded veranda. Adding human presence to the deftly painted scene is a delivery van and driver, positioned across from an unsteady looking bicycle – possibly Peter’s own means of transport.
(From Here on the Ground, 18 May – 17 November 2024)