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Mata Aho Collective’s collaborative work with senior Māori artist Maureen Lander done for the Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art show at the Auckland City Gallery has been selected as a finalist in the year’s Walters Prize.
The collective, which includes Erena Baker, Sarah Hudson, Bridget Reweti and Terri Te Tau, have dramatically reimagined their work Atapo for the prize.
Over its 20-year life, the biennial prize has become a major showcase for New Zealand contemporary art.
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