Ngα tai whakarongorua, encounters
Subtitle: te pαtk kMwaiwai kiritangata Ki Toi Te Papa = the portrait wall at Toi Art Te Papa
By: Rebecca Rice and Matariki Williams
Contributors: Williams, Matariki, author; Aperahama, Ranea, translator; Tibble, Stephanie, translator; Te Papa (Museum)
Publisher: Te Papa Press
Published: 2021
Place of publication: Te Whanaganui a Tara, Aotearoa = Wellington, New Zealand
Language: mao
Number of pages: 111
ISBN-13: 9780995113657
Subjects: New Zealand Portraits; Portraits néo-zélandais; Whakaahua; Waituhi; Whakaaturanga toi ataata
Description: The portrait wall in Toi Art, the art gallery within New Zealands national museum, Te Papa, is the most popular art exhibition for museum visitors. Hung salon-style on dark red walls, its 36 arresting portraits span historical portraiture to contemporary practice, and represent mana. Some trumpet the status of European royalty, Maori leaders, or prosperous colonial settlers in New Zealand. Others advertise the skills of the artist. All carry stories from the past into the present. This handy book details each work in both English and te reo Maori and is the perfect souvenir of a visit to Te Papa and an ideal starting point for exploring questions of art, identity, and cross-cultural exchange.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: He tūtakinga, he tūtukinga = Encounters and collisions; title: Mo ngā ringatoa = About the artists; title: Kuputaka = Glossary; title: Hei pānui anō = Further reading.