
Lubaina Himid, 'Untitled', 2007–2016, acrylic on newspaper, 46.7 x 63 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Hollybush Gardens, London
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Lubaina Himid, 'Untitled', 2007–2016, acrylic on newspaper, 46.7 x 63 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Hollybush Gardens, London
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This talk will explore the diverse approaches to portraiture currently on show in Prompts at Artspace Aotearoa and Ngā Taonga Tūturu: Treasured Māori Portraits at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. Join Kaitohu Director of Artspace Aotearoa Ruth Buchanan and Kaitiaki Matua, Toi Māori | Senior Curator, Māori Art, at Toi o Tāmaki Auckland Art Gallery, Nathan Pōhio as they consider the works on display at Artspace Aotearoa and Toi o Tāmaki, respectively. Artspace Aotearoa offers insights into UK-based Lubaina Himid and sculptural work from Michael Parekōwhai alongside taonga whakairo and the portraits by Gottfried Lindauer from the collections of Toi o Tāmaki. This exchange will explore how portraiture continues to evolve as a complex expression of subjecthood in Te Ao Māori and in contemporary art.
This event will take place at the Toi o Tāmaki Auckland Art Gallery Auditorium, booking will be made available soon via their website.
BIOGRAPHIES
Ruth Buchanan is an artist of Taranaki and currently Kaitohu Director at Artspace Aotearoa. She works across exhibition making, writing, design, and teaching. She has realised significant exhibitions and commissioned works with Govett Brewster Art Gallery, Ngamotu New Plymouth; Kunstmuseum Basel | Gegenwart; The New Commissioners, Mochengladback; Te Pataka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington; Badischer Kunsterverin, Karlsruhe; Toi o Tāmaki Auckland Art Gallery; MASP, Sao Paolo; Gwangju Biennale (8); Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin; The Showroom, London; and Tate Modern, London. In 2018 she was awarded the Walters Prize by international judge Adriano Pedrosa.
Nathan Pōhio is an artist and curator of Waitaha, Kāti Mamoe, Kāi Tahu, Ngāti Kahungunu, and Tau Iwi. As an artist Pōhio primarily focuses on pre-cinema histories and self-determination within the contemporary Māori experience. His work was included in Documenta 14. Since 2022 he has been Kaitiaki Matua, Toi Māori | Senior Curator, Māori Art, at Toi o Tāmaki Auckland Art Gallery, key projects include developing Toi Te Kupu: Whakaahuatanga and co-curating Ever Present: First Peoples Art of Australia, with Tina Baum. Pōhio works across all Māori art programming, collecting, and community engagement.
This talk will explore the diverse approaches to portraiture currently on show in Prompts at Artspace Aotearoa and Ngā Taonga Tūturu: Treasured Māori Portraits at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. Join Kaitohu Director of Artspace Aotearoa Ruth Buchanan and Kaitiaki Matua, Toi Māori | Senior Curator, Māori Art, at Toi o Tāmaki Auckland Art Gallery, Nathan Pōhio as they consider the works on display at Artspace Aotearoa and Toi o Tāmaki, respectively. Artspace Aotearoa offers insights into UK-based Lubaina Himid and sculptural work from Michael Parekōwhai alongside taonga whakairo and the portraits by Gottfried Lindauer from the collections of Toi o Tāmaki. This exchange will explore how portraiture continues to evolve as a complex expression of subjecthood in Te Ao Māori and in contemporary art.
This event will take place at the Toi o Tāmaki Auckland Art Gallery Auditorium, booking will be made available soon via their website.
BIOGRAPHIES
Ruth Buchanan is an artist of Taranaki and currently Kaitohu Director at Artspace Aotearoa. She works across exhibition making, writing, design, and teaching. She has realised significant exhibitions and commissioned works with Govett Brewster Art Gallery, Ngamotu New Plymouth; Kunstmuseum Basel | Gegenwart; The New Commissioners, Mochengladback; Te Pataka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington; Badischer Kunsterverin, Karlsruhe; Toi o Tāmaki Auckland Art Gallery; MASP, Sao Paolo; Gwangju Biennale (8); Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin; The Showroom, London; and Tate Modern, London. In 2018 she was awarded the Walters Prize by international judge Adriano Pedrosa.
Nathan Pōhio is an artist and curator of Waitaha, Kāti Mamoe, Kāi Tahu, Ngāti Kahungunu, and Tau Iwi. As an artist Pōhio primarily focuses on pre-cinema histories and self-determination within the contemporary Māori experience. His work was included in Documenta 14. Since 2022 he has been Kaitiaki Matua, Toi Māori | Senior Curator, Māori Art, at Toi o Tāmaki Auckland Art Gallery, key projects include developing Toi Te Kupu: Whakaahuatanga and co-curating Ever Present: First Peoples Art of Australia, with Tina Baum. Pōhio works across all Māori art programming, collecting, and community engagement.