Three exhibitions at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, as discussed by Kim Hill and Mary Kisler on Saturday 29 March 2014:
1. My Country: Contemporary Art from Black Australia, curated by Bruce McLean (28 March to 20 July 2014);
2. Jonathan Jones Untitled [sum of the parts] 2010, curated by Stephen Clelland (to 31 January, 2015);
3. Five Māori Painters, curated by Ngahiraka Mason, Indigenous Curator, Māori Art, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki; (to 15 June).
1a. Michael Cook (born 1968), Bidjara people, Australia, Queensland.
Civilised #13 (2012), from a selection of inkjet prints on paper. Queensland Art Gallery, purchased 2012.
1b. Tony Albert (born 1981), Girramay people, Australia, Queensland. Sorry (2008),
found kitsch objects applied to vinyl letters. The James C Sourris, AM, Collection
Queensland Art Gallery, purchased 2008 with funds from James C Sourris through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation.
1c. Doreen Reid Nakamarra (c. 1955–2009); Pintupi/Ngaatjatjarra peoples, Australia, Western Australia, Northern Territory. Untitled (Marrapinti) (2008), synthetic polymer paint on canvas. Queensland Art Gallery, purchased 2009 with funds from the Bequest of Grace Davies and Nell Davies through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation.
1d. Jack Bell, Craig Koomeeta, David Marpoondin, Garry Namponan, Leigh Namponan, Keith Wikmunea, Roderick Yunkaporta; Wik-Mungkan / Wik-Alkan / Wik-Ngatharr/ Wik-Me’an peoples. Camp Dogs (selection) (2010), carved milkwood (Alstonia muellerana) with natural pigments, charcoal and acrylic binder. Queensland Art Gallery, purchased 2010 with funds from the Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Diversity Foundation through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation.
1e. Mirdidingkingathi Juwarrnda Sally Gabori (born 1924), Kaiadilt people, Australia, Queensland. Dibirdibi Country (2008), synthetic polymer paint on linen. Queensland Art Gallery, purchased 2008 with funds from Margaret Mittelheuser, AM, and Cathryn Mittelheuser, AM, through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation.
2a. Jonathan Jones (born 1978), Wiradjuri, Kamilaroi, Australia. untitled (sum of the parts) (2010), fluorescent tubes, wiring, electrical cable. Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2010.
2b. Unknown Maker. Fragment of a possum skin cloak, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania. British Museum, London, acquired 1868, Museum numberOc.4571.
3a. Riwai Pakerau, Ringatu, New Zealand. Heke (date unknown), paint, wood rafter from the meeting house Mauitikitikiataranga [45995]. Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira.
3b. Thomas Ryan (1864–1927), New Zealand, England. Interior of a Whare (c1891), watercolour on paper. Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2004.
3c. Robyn Kahukiwa (born 1938), Ngāti Porou, Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti, Ngāti Konohi, Te Whanau a Ruataupare, New Zealand. War (2012), acrylic and oil on canvas. Private collection, Auckland.
3d. Star Gossage (born 1973), Ngāti Wai, Ngāti Manuhiri, Ngāti Ruahine, New Zealand. Whai (2013), oil on board. Private collection, Auckland.
3e. Saffronn Te Ratana (born 1975). Whakarongo ki te karanga (detail) (2014), acrylic paint, fabric, wood, fibre, steel pins. Collection of the artist.
The images in this gallery are used with permission and are subject to copyright conditions.
