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Edith Collier: Early New Zealand Modernist
A rare opportunity to view the work of one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most adventurous and experimental modernist artists.
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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Rex Valentine Pot
Oil fired stoneware nelson, west coast & otago clays, glazed with "brumble ash" from brumole sawmill, westport (rimu)
Collection
Artist Unknown Head of a Young Woman
This tiny Greek marble head is nearly 2,400 years old and unidentified, though it bears a likeness to the celebrated Venus de Milo in the Louvre in Paris, made about two centuries later. Its size, style and flattened back suggest it was originally from a votive plaque – an object used to seek favour from the gods.
(Out of Time, 23 September 2023 – 28 April 2024)
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Artist Unknown Votive Figurine
This small, marble sculpture is from an ancient culture that flourished in the Greek Cyclades islands in the Aegean Sea over four thousand years ago. It is by far the oldest object here on display. No one knows why figures like this were made, but most have their arms folded and have been found at burial sites.
(Out of Time, 23 September 2023 – 28 April 2024)
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Artist Unknown Head of A Young Woman
The small size, appearance, and angled turn of the head of this almost 2,000-year-old marble sculpture suggests it was originally from a Roman stone coffin, or sarcophagus. Heads like this one featured on sarcophagi as decoration, as portraits of the deceased or as representations of mythological figures. We can only guess which one this is.
(Out of Time, 23 September 2023 – 28 April 2024)