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HIGH STREET TO THE HILLS

WORDS ANN WARNOCK

Events around the country

te MOKO on our face / in your face

to 15 August, Hastings City Art Gallery

Te Whare Toi o Heretaunga

An installation of contemporary Māori art by 40 visual artists from the Iwitoi Artist Collective of Ngāti Kahungunu presents the art face of Māori in the context of tribal identity today. Te MOKO challenges the perceptions and evaluation of tribal art by the art establishment — a perceived dominant-cultures perspective. The show features works by Shanon Hawea, Wilray Price, Michelle Nichols, Darryl Thomson, Raewyn Paterson, Mihi Ratima and Wi Pohatu and is curated by acclaimed artist and Arts Foundation Icon 2020, Dr Sandy Adsett (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Pāhauwera). hastingscityartgallery.co.nz

1981 July to 26 September, Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato, Hamilton

The anti-Springbok Tour movement, the story of a nation at war with itself and one of urban Hamilton’s most violent days, is revisited through more than 60 images taken by Waikato and other New Zealand photographers working in the 1980s. On 25 July 1981, hundreds of people stormed the field at Hamilton’s Rugby Park, preventing a match scheduled between Waikato and South Africa as part of the controversial 1981 Springbok Tour. The majority of works are by photographers Geoffrey Short, Kees Sprengers, John Mercer, Gil Hanly, Robin Morrison, Peter Black, Jeff Cranston and Mark Brimblecombe. waikatomuseum.co.nz

Scott Eady — Cinelli 250: Ata mārie Ōtepoti to 7 November, Dunedin Public Art Gallery

Part of an ongoing project by Dunedin Public Art Gallery 2020 Ōtepoti Dunedin artist-in-residence Scott Eady. Cinelli 250: Ata mārie Ōtepoti had its beginnings in 2018 when the artist purchased a Cinelli road bike and began cycling to work along the edge of the Otago Harbour. Eady set himself the challenge of making 250 trips, and during the journey, he stopped to greet the day with the words “ata mārie Ōtepoti” from a public bench where he documented the rising sun in a black and white photograph. The artist’s ritualistic exercise has manifested into a large-scale neon sign and a purpose-built bench — a site of discovery and activation at the gallery. dunedin.art.museum

Defending Plurality, curated by Shannon Novak and Stephen Cleland

5 July to 12 September, Tauranga Art Gallery Toi Tauranga A large-scale floor installation draws on the iconic flag of the rainbow community, declares the gallery and its surroundings a “safe place” for discussion, and sets the stage for a ground-breaking survey of leading artists from the LGBTQI+ community. Taking its cue from Shannon Novak’s role as an acclaimed installation artist and full-time advocate in the LGBTQI+ community, Defending Plurality seeks to address the diverse visual culture and current challenges the community faces. Propelling positive change and zero tolerance of violence, bullying or hate speech towards the LGBTQI+ community forms part of the exhibition’s broader trajectory. artgallery.org.nz

3 July to 21 November, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki A comprehensive survey of photography, sculpture, and installations by New Zealand artist Bill Culbert demonstrates his enduring experimentation and engagement with light — its diverse characteristics, its behaviour in spaces and its ability to transform everyday life. Developed by Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki’s curator of New Zealand art, Julia Waite, Slow Wonder / Bill Culbert is made up of 50 works with eight significant installations, including An Explanation of Light (1984 remade) and Cubic Projections (1968). aucklandartgallery.com

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