Developed to complement Mō Tātou: The Ngāi Tahu Whānui iwi exhibition on Level 4, Kura kura Ngāi Tahu comprises 12 recent contemporary works by internationally recognised and nationally significant artists who are of Ngai Tahu descent. Part of the continuing refreshment of the long-term art exhibition, this selection will be on display for 6 months.
The selection features works by Jacqueline Fraser, Fiona Pardington, Peter Robinson, Neil Pardington, Nathan Pohio and Areta Wilkinson.
Kura kura Ngāi Tahu is a Ngāi Tahu saying that speaks of diversity and is sometimes used as an epithet for ‘the many colours of the rainbow’. It describes the individuality of the 18 papatipu runanga (small tribal groupings) that make up Ngai Tahu Whānui (the indigenous people of the South Island of New Zealand) and the cultural variation used within that tribal collective.
Within Toi Te Papa, Art of the Nation, the title refers to a selection of contemporary art from Te Papa’s art collection by Ngai Tahu artists whose expression and particular focus are as individual as the artists are.
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