In this magnificent selection of art from the collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū and beyond, tells a new story of Aotearoa’s art history, looking from the Pacific outwards.
Te Wheke features work by more than 70 artists from Aotearoa and the Pacific, including Shane Cotton, Fatu Feu’u, Charles Goldie, Bill Hammond, Lonnie Hutchinson, Yuki Kihara, Colin McCahon, Ani O’Neill, Fiona Pardington, Michael Parekowhai, Lisa Reihana, Bill Sutton, Robin White and many more.
It includes tivaevae, weaving, carving, painting, video, photography and sculpture, with each artwork accompanied by a text opening up conversations about the journeys, tensions and connections that shape Oceania’s past, present and future.
Features: Te reo Māori translations by Hemi Hoskins, Reimana Tūtengaehe and Te Marino Lenihan.
Hardback, silver foil stamped cover and page edges
Pages: 232
Dimensions: 220 x 200mm