Nga Tai Whakarongorua Encounters: Te Patu Kowaiwai Kiritangata KI Toi Te Papa the Portrait Wall at Toi Art, Te Papa - Rice, Rebecca; Williams, Matariki
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The portrait wall in Toi Art, the art gallery within New Zealand's national museum, Te Papa, is the most popular art exhibition for museum visitors. Hung salonstyle on dark red walls, its 36 arresting portraits span historical portraiture to contemporary practice, and represent mana. Some trumpet the status of European royalty, Maori leaders, or prosperous colonial settlers in New Zealand. Others advertise the skills of the artist. All carry stories from the past into the present. This handy book details each work in both English and te reo Maori and is the perfect souvenir of a visit to Te…mehr

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The portrait wall in Toi Art, the art gallery within New Zealand's national museum, Te Papa, is the most popular art exhibition for museum visitors. Hung salonstyle on dark red walls, its 36 arresting portraits span historical portraiture to contemporary practice, and represent mana. Some trumpet the status of European royalty, Maori leaders, or prosperous colonial settlers in New Zealand. Others advertise the skills of the artist. All carry stories from the past into the present. This handy book details each work in both English and te reo Maori and is the perfect souvenir of a visit to Te Papa and an ideal starting point for exploring questions of art, identity, and cross-cultural exchange.
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Dr. Rebecca Rice is Curator Historical New Zealand Art at Te Papa. Her current research focuses on nineteenth-century female botanical artists, the visual culture of the New Zealand Wars, and the impact of impressionism on New Zealand artists at home and abroad. Matariki Williams (Ngai Tuhoe, Ngati Whakaue, Ngati Hauiti, Taranaki) is Pou Hitori Maori Matua Senior Maori Historian at Manatu Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and History. She interested in the depth and breadth of matauranga Maori and te ao Maori and how this contributes to a diverse contemporary Maori society. Her research interests include contemporary social history, art, and digital expressions of self and culture. As an arts writer, her writing has featured in frieze, Art in America, Pantograph Punch, The Spinoff, and e-Tangata. Matariki is also a Trustee for Contemporary HUM.