Exhibitions
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On display
An Introduction to Perilous

Rita Angus A Goddess of Mercy 1945–7. Oil on
canvas. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te
Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased 1956

Eileen Mayo Turkish Bath 1930. Linocut.
Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o
Waiwhetū, gift of Rex Nan Kivell, 1953

Robyn Kahukiwa Mourning Woman 1989. Pastel
on paper. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery
Te Puna o Waiwhetū, gift of the Smart Family
Trust, 2014
Talk
Past event
Meet in the exhibition
Free
Join curators Felicity Milburn, Melanie Oliver and Peter Vangioni for a talk introducing the new collections rehang Perilous: Unheard Stories from the Collection.
Art can tell stories about ourselves and the world around us. Conventional narratives allow only a narrow section of society to dominate our galleries – often male, Western and heterosexual. With a title that acknowledges the complexity of the task, Perilous considers the challenges and possibilities of making space for fresh voices, untold narratives and disruptive ideas. This expanded view of the collection combines many kinds of art-making and introduces exciting new acquisitions. Within it, artists draft relationships between our histories and future, creating new forms of seeing and communicating – and uncovering some unexpected, exhilarating ancestors along the way.