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Source:Â The Dowse Art Museum
The Dowse Art Museum will celebrate its 50th anniversary this year starting off with a new exhibition, âFoolâs Goldâ, opening on 2 February, featuring the golden, yellow and ochre artworks from The Dowse Collection.
From Colin McCahonâs golden Canterbury landscape to an 18ct gleaming pot scrubber by Pauline Bern, and from Erenora Puketapu- Hetetâs precious golden fibre kete to Areta Wilkinsonâs golden, precious metal jewellery. This diverse array of valuable artworks, collected and treasured over the last 50 years, not only celebrates The Dowseâ golden anniversary, but challenges the audience to consider the idea of value, be it historical, cultural or monetary.
Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art wows audiences at Auckland Art Gallery
Fiona Pardington, Davis Kea Wings (above), 2015. Courtesy of the Artist and Starkwhite, Auckland.
AUCKLAND
.- In the largest exhibition ever presented by Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art offers insights into the development of Māori art from the 1950s to the present day. The first major exhibition of its kind in nearly 20 years, Toi Tū Toi Ora is informed by a Māori worldview, and includes more than 300 artworks, exploring cultural histories, Māori knowledge, identity and place.