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Robyn Kahukiwa Tena I Ruia1987. Acrylic on canvas. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery, purchased 1989
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Ane Tonga Seta 2012. Metallic print on 4mm aluminium dibond. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery, gift of the Friends of Christchurch Art Gallery, 2017
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Allie Eagle Self portrait 1974. Graphite on paper. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery, purchased 2012
This exhibition is now closed
A recharged contemporary hang to mark 125 years of women’s suffrage.
As Aotearoa New Zealand marks 125 years of women’s suffrage, we’ve recharged our contemporary collection spaces with a high-voltage new hang. Some works resonate with challenge, like Allie Eagle’s defiant 1974 self-portrait – made after spending a long day hanging paintings by her male peers – or Robyn Kahukiwa’s foot-stomping women’s haka, Tena I Ruia (1988). Others claim space more obliquely, with ambition, insight and self-deprecating humour. Spanning four decades, the new line-up highlights major pieces by such celebrated artists as Vivian Lynn, Julia Morison and Louise Henderson, and also introduces several recent acquisitions, including works by Areta Wilkinson, Francis Upritchard and Saskia Leek.
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Date:
12 May 2018 – 3 June 2019 -
Curator:
Lara Strongman, Felicity Milburn -
Exhibition number:
1059 -
Contemporary Art Partner