Michael Parekowhai The Promised Land
Michael Parekowhai, New Zealand b.1968 / Installation of He Kōrero Pūrākau mo Te Awanui o Te Motu: story of a New Zealand river (detail) 2011; Original Steinway grand piano (Model D), brass, added timber, cast and flat bar steel, resin, ivory, ebony, mother of pearl, paua and lacquer; wood; Purchased 2011, with the assistance of the Friends of Te Papa; Collection: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa / Registration number: 2011-0046-1/A-N to N-N / View full image
When
28 Mar – 21 Jun 2015
Where
Gallery of Modern Art & Gallery 1.1 (The Fairfax Gallery)
About
In 'The Promised Land' discover photography and sculpture spanning more than two decades of Michael Parekowhai's expansive practice.
Parekowhai is one of New Zealand's leading contemporary artists, the exhibition will feature new works and key loans alongside a selection from our Collection. Primarily sculptural, his works often play with scale and space, using humour to comment on the intersections between national narratives, colonial histories and popular culture. Parekowhai is known for bringing together an array of references, sometimes in a single object, with in-jokes and snippets of personal biography sitting side-by-side with art historical playfulness and big-picture cultural critique.