Mata Aho Collective, Kiko Moana, 2017, polyethene tarpaulin and cotton thread, installation view in Oceania, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2018, collection of Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
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‘Collecting the Collective’: Matariki Williams in conversation with Sophie Thorn
Thursday 5 March, 5.30pmadamartgallery.org.nz
Join us as Curator Mātauranga Māori at Te Papa Tongarewa, Matariki Williams (Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Hauiti, Taranaki, Ngāti Whakaue) and Adam Art Gallery Collection Officer Sophie Thorn discuss some of the challenges posed by incorporating work by the Mata Aho Collective into a collection. Key questions about the nature of art and the purpose of collecting will be explored from the differing perspectives of the academy and the museum.
Price
- Free
Date
- Thu 05 Mar
Time
- 5:30 pm
Address
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Gate 3, Kelburn Parade
- Wellington 6012
Join us as Curator Mātauranga Māori at Te Papa Tongarewa, Matariki Williams (Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Hauiti, Taranaki, Ngāti Whakaue) and Adam Art Gallery Collection Officer Sophie Thorn discuss some of the challenges posed by incorporating work by the Mata Aho Collective into a collection. Key questions about the nature of art and the purpose of collecting will be explored from the differing perspectives of the academy and the museum.
