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Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art
Exhibition poster for Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art
Date5 December 2020 – 9 May 2021
VenueAuckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
LocationAuckland
ThemeContemporary Māori art

Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art was a survey exhibition at the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki in New Zealand. The exhibition took place from Saturday 5 December 2020 to Sunday 9 May 2021 and utilised the footprint of the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki.[1]

The exhibition was curated by curator and artist Nigel Borell and displayed art spanning from the 1950s onwards. Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art compiled over 300 artworks from 111 Māori artists, some of whom are New Zealand's most significant artists.

Concept

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The Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

The exhibition explores 70 years of Māori art through the framework of the Māori creation myth. With artworks spanning a multitude of artistic outcomes including sculpture, painting, film, ceramics, weaving, jewelry and digital art.[1] Informed by Te Ao Māori (Māori worldview), the exhibition was split into concepts to mirror the Māori creation narrative.

The dimly lit opening room of the exhibition represented Te Kore (The Great Nothingness) and contained artworks such as Whenua Kore (2019), by Robert Jahnke, Black Painting: Orange/Blue/Indigo (1969) by Ralph Hotere and Universe (2001) by Peter Robinson.[2] The next room represented Te Po (The Perpetual Night) with works such as Wai o te Marama (2004) by Maureen Lander , Ara-i-te-uru (2011) Israel Tangaroa Birch and Konae Korero #2 (2008) by Darryn George.[2] Following the narrative, the next room transitioned to the story of Te Wehenga o Rānginui raua ko Papatūānuku (The Separation of Rānginui and Papatūānuku) which is represented through works such as Lisa Reihana's video installation, Ihi (2020) and Fiona Pardington's Davis Kea Wings (2015).

Moving to Te Ao Marama (The World of Light and Life) the gallery's display works such as Robyn Kahukiwa's Hinetitama (1980) and Saffronn Te Rratana, Hemi Macgregor and Ngataihuru Taepa's group work, Tu te manu ora i te Rangi (2008). The next room represented Te Poropiti me te Whakapātari (Prophecy and Provocation) with artworks such as Peter Robinson's Strategic Plan, (1998) and Rachel Rakena's video work Rerehiko, (2003).[3]

The exhibition expanded outside the gallery with installations in Britomart in Auckland's CBD.[1] These included the digital installation, SCOUT: Wawata Hōhonu (2020) by Lyonel Grant and Tim Gruchy.[2] The installation work, Te Hau Whakaroa (2020) by Charlotte Graham and a large scale permanent mural by Shane Cotton entitled Maunga. It is located on the side of the Excelsior House near the back of the Britomart Transport Centre.[4]

Publication

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The publication, Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art, was edited by Nigel Borell, designed by Tyrone Ohia and the layout by Katrina Duncan.[5]

The publication won multiple awards, including Gold at the Best Design Awards 2022 (Designer's Institute of New Zealand) for 'Editorial and Books' along with Gold in the 'Toitanga' Maori design category. In 2023 it won The Art Association of Australia and New Zealand (AAANZ) Arts Writing and Publishing Award 'Best Large Exhibition Catalogue'. The book also received the supreme award at The Publishers Association of New Zealand Te Rau o Tākupu (PANZ) Book Design Awards in 2023.[6]

Reception

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Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art was a landmark exhibition and the largest exhibition of Māori art since, Te Māori (1984–1987), which toured The United States of America and Aotearoa New Zealand.[1] Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki's last survey offering of Māori art was, Pūrangiaho: Seeing Clearly, curated by Ngahiraka Mason in 2001.[3] Discourse surrounding the exhibition suggested the overdue nature of an exhibition of this kind and celebrated the breadth of work and curatorial approach.

Artists & Artworks

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The following is a list of all artists and artworks included in Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art:

Artist Artworks
Sandy Adsett (b.1939) Puhoro, 2020

Riri, 1977 Nikau, 1981 Waipuna, 1978 Koiri Series, 1981 Keroro (Muritai- Wind from the Sea), 1980–81

Hiria Anderson (b.1975) Tākaro, 2019

Mōrena, 2017

Reweti Arapere (b. 1984) Poropiti Wairua, 2020

Poropiti Rongomau, 2020 Poropiti Toi, 2020

Margaret Aull (b.1978) Otengi Road, 2017

Te Miha me te Himene, 2020

Erna Baker (b.1984) Tango Whakaahua, 2006
Gabrielle Belz (b.1947) Page 27 May 29, 1916, 2017
Israel Tangaroa Birch (b.1976) Aramoana, 2016–17

Tai Timu- Tai Pari, 2020

Ara-i-te-uru, 2011

Buster Black (b.1932 – d.2007) Black Painting: Night Landscape, 1962
Chris Byrant-Toi (b.1970) Te Ahi-kāinga-roa, 2005
Tangimoe Clay (b.1960) Taonga o Te Ariki, 2017
Paerau Corneal (b.1961) Hinemoa & Hinemoa, 2011
Shane Cotton (b.1964) Eden to Ohaeawai, 1998–2000

Picture Painting, 1994

Maunga, 2020

Te Puawai, 2020

Natalie Couch (b.1976) Wairākei, 2018
Davina Duke (b.1975) Te Ara Waenganui (Current Pathway), 2020
Vanessa Wairata Edwards (b.1980) Kua rere ki to moenga, to fly to your bed.., 2012

Titiro atu, titiro mai (look there, look here, look inwards, look outwards), 2011

Tupuna, 2018

Hine-Tītama, 2018

Hinenui-Te-Po, 2018

Zena Elliot (b.1975) Current, 2017

Flow, 2017

Elizabeth Ellis (b.1945) Te Rawhiti Rakaumangamanga, 1966

Puke Huia, 1966

John Bevan Ford (b.1930 – d.2005) Maui and Mahuika, 1993
Jacqueline Fraser (b.1956) Raupatu,1980
Darryn George (b.1970) Konae Korero #2, 2008
Steve Gibbs (b.1955) 6th Sense, 2017

Turbulence, 2019

Star Gossage (b.1973) I have sung my way through the world, 2018

Matariki, 2014

Brett Graham (b.1967) Te Uru, 2014

Rāwhiti, 2014

Talcahuano, 2012

Saanapu, 2012

Te Hokioi, 2008

Foreshore Defender, 2008

Spirit of Aloha, 2008

Charlotte Graham (b.1972) Te Ha o Te wao Nui a Tāne/ The Breath of Tāne, 2020

Mauri Ora, 2012 Kotahi hā kotahi te oranga, 2015 Ete tau, tahuri mai, 2012 Utua te kino ki te pai, 2012 Kauri Ora, 2012

Te Hau Whakaora, 2020

Fred Graham (b.1928) Te Wehenga o Rangi raua ko Papa, 1988

Te Ika a Maui, 1970

Lyonel Grant (b.1957) Te Ure o Te Ngarie, 1991

SCOUT: Wawata Hōhonu, 2020

Ayesha Green (b.1987) Mum (May 1985), 2020

Mei, 2016

Tim Gruchy (b.1957) SCOUT: Wawata Hōhonu, 2020
Ngahuia Harrison (b.1988) Coastal Cannibals, 2020
Chris Heaphy (b.1965) Walk This Way, 1997
Ngaahina Hohaia (b.1975) Paopao ki tua o rangi, 2009
Rangituhia Hollis (b.1973) Kei Mate Mangopare, 2011
Ralph Hotere (b.1931 – d.2013) Black Painting: Orange/Blue/Indigo, 1969

Black Painting: Purple/Yellow/Indigo, 1969 Black Painting: Blue/Orange/Indigo, 1969 Black Painting: Green, Red, Indigo, 1969 Black Painting: Yellow/Violet Indigo, 1969 Black Painting: Red/Green/Indigo, 1969

Rangi Is My Ancestor, 1972

John Hovell (b.1937 – d.2014) Te ata toitoi XII, 1985–86

Te ata tuatua, 1985–86

Te ata atata- cat's eye bubu, 1985

Lonnie Hutchinson (b.1963) Aroha ki te Ora, 2020

Milk and Honey, 2012

Ana Iti (b.1989) Takoto, 2020
Robert Jahnke (b.1951) Whenua Kore, 2019

Ripeka Kowhai, 2015

Ripeka Kahurangi, 2015

Ripeka, Whero, 2015

Waitangi Rosary, 2007

Robyn Kahukiwa (b.1938) Hinetītama, 1980

Taranga, 1982

The Outcast, 1980

Girl in Bush Shirt, 1982

Ngā Tipuna Kei Mua Ko Tatou Kei Muri, 1996

Leilani Kake (b.1977) Ariki, 2007
Eugene Kara (b.1973) In the wool shed..., 2004
Emily Karaka (b.1952) Te Uri o Te Ao, 1995

CULTURAL ID; Marae, Maunga, Motu, 2020

Coming Through, 1983

Natasha Te Arahori Keating (b.1972) Hine Marama 2, 2018
Rangi Kipa (b.1966) Hakawai (Karanga Manu- Bird Caller), 2015

Untitled, 2019

Te Rongo Kirkwood (b.1973) Eunoia, 2020
Jimmy James Kouratoras (b.1972) Pou Rongoā o te Rā, 2017
Lily Laita (b.1969) Pari'aka, 1989
Maureen Lander (b.1942) Wai o te Marama, 2004

Crown Grab Bag, 2006

Matekino Lawless (b.1928) Beyond the Wharenui, 2020
Randal Leach (b.1973) Rua i te Wānanga, 2019
Jeremy Leatinu'u (b.1984) Queen Victoria, 2013
Janet Lilo (b.1982) Right of Way, 2013
Mere Harrison Lodge (b.1944) Mata Whenua, 1963

Te Toka-a-Tōrea, 1963

Dan Mace (b.1976) Kahumaku: A cloak of Tears, 2017
Hemi Macgregor (b.1975) Tu te manu ora i te Rangi, 2008

Agent Provocateur #2, 2012

Toi Te Rito Maihi (b.1937) Tāniko, date unknown

Uenuku, 1986

Rimurapa I, 2018

Rimurapa II, 2018

Surprise, 1979

Mata Aho Collective: Erna Baker, Sarah Hudson, Bridget Reweti, Terri Te Tau Atapō, 2020
Bethany Matai Edmunds (b.1978) Hine Marama 2, 2018
Kāterina Mataria (b.1932 – d.2011) Lonely Crowd, 1973

Untitled, 1973 Moko 1, 1977 Kauwae, S Dome 1, 1977

Gina Matchitt (b.1966) Pall Mall Cross, 1999

Jesus Nike, 1999 Kaokao I & II, 2016

Paratene (Para) Matchitt (b.1933 – d.2021) Untitled, 1969
Matthew McIntyre-Wilson (b.1973) Poi Kura, 2020

Muka Face Mask, 2020

John Miller (b.1950) Morning karakia, Te Kaha-nui-a-tiki marae, Te Kaha Sunday 3rd June, 1973, 2001

Porch, Tukaki wharenui. Te Kaha. Local kuia and Ringatu Pou Paroa Delamere with Haare Tahapehi. June 1973, 2001

Tukaki wharenui, Te Kaha. Kura Rewiri-Thorsen/Rewiri, Ngahuia Volkering/Te Awekotuku, Anne Iti and Tame iti. June 1973, 2001

Artist's exhibition Te Kaha-nui-a-tiki District High School, Te Kaha. Work by Para Matchitt. June 1973, 2001

Heperi Mita (b.1986) Hīkoi, 1984–2020
Merata Mita (b.1942 – d.2010) Hīkoi, 1984–2020
Neke Moa (b.1971) Ki a wai?, 2019

Mauri Stones, 2016

Linda Munn (b.1960) Reconstituting the constitution, tea anyone?, 2012
Claudine Muru (b.1970) Ko Ngā Hua o Rongomaraeroa, 2003
Selwyn Muru (b.1940) Te Whiti and Tohu over Taranaki, 1975–77

Resurrection of Te Whiti over Taranaki, 1975–77

Ko Nga Hua o Rongomaraeroa, 2003

Manos Nathan (b.1948 – d.2015) Ipu Manaia Parirau, 2004
Buck Nin (b.1942 – d.1996) White Island, 1986

This Land Is Ours, 1978

Untitled, 1976

James Ormsby (b.1957) Tawhiao Cartoon (large Drawing #22), 2008

Tawhiao en rouge, LD #27, 2019

Rona Ngahuia Osborne (b.1974) Kahumaku: A cloak of Tears, 2017
Fiona Pardington (b.1961) Davis Kea Wings, 2015
Michael Parekōwhai (b.1968) Poorman, Beggarman, Thief (Poorman), 1996

The Ascension, 2020

Te Ao Hurihuri (Left), 2009 Te Ao Hurihuri (Right), 2009

Reuben Paterson (b.1973) Universe, 2001

I Am I, I Am Not I, 2001

Te Pātahitangi ō Rehua, 2005

He hue/Gourds: Kua tu te puehu, 2020

The Kaiahuwhenua and His Three Sons, 2001

Nova Paul (b.1973) This is not Dying, 2010
Matt Pine (b.1941 – d.2021) Stack, 1988
Nathan Pohio (b.1970) The Feral Horses of Natacha von Braun: two files for two monitors, 2016
Rachael Rakena (b.1969) Rerehiko, 2003
Shona Rapira-Davis (b.1951) There Are No Bees in My Garden, 2020

Nga Morehu, 1982–88

Aimee Ratana (b.1978) Crown Pursuit of Te Kooti 1868–1872, 2012

Rua Kenana's Arrest, Maungapohatu 1916, 2012

Tame Iti's Arrest Ruatoki Raids 2007, Labelled by Media as Tuhoe Terrorists. Government Enforced Terrorist Suppression Act, 2012

MMVA_IMG:14, 2005

Lisa Reihana (b.1964) Ihi, 2020

Mahuika, 2001 Marakihau, 2001

Hinepukohurangi, 2001

Hinewai, 2001

Bridget Reweti (b.1985) Ziarah, 2018
Baye Riddell (b.1950) Seven Days, 2012
Natalie Robertson (b.1962) S23/2.1 Ratana Road 1998

U14/8.4 Kenana Road 1998 U23/4.2 Te Whiti Road 1998 W15/4.4 Te Kooti Road 1998. From the series The Prophets (Ngā Poropiti), 2001

Waipu Bridge Pillar Ki Uta, 2020 Waipu Bridge Pillar Ki Tai, 2020

Peter Robinson (b.1966) Boy Am I Scared Eh!, 1997

Painting 1993, 1993

Strategic Plan, 1998

Emily Schuster (b.1927– d.1997) Potae Kiwi, 1990
Maree Sheehan (b.1969) Te Rita Bernadette Papesch, 2020

Moana Maniapoto, 2020 Ramon Te Wake, 2020

Huhana Smith (b.1962) Te Rakau a Te Rangitāwhia- The Tree of Te Rangitāwhia, 2003
Kereama Taepa (b.1972) Pākati Pakemana, 2017

Pākati Karearea, 2017 Pākati Sonic, 2017

Ngataiharuru Taepa (b.1975) Tu te manu ora i te Rangi, 2008

He ata ki runga, he ata ki raro, 2020

Tane Mahuta- Manos Nathan Legacy, 2015

Wi Te Tau Pirka Taepa (b.1946) Mahere Mapping Series: Untitled, 2002

Untitled (Punch Patterns), 2002

Tāwera Tahuri (b.1970) Tamanui Ki Mua!, 2020
Kelcy Taratoa (b.1972) Kia Aupikinga te Poukapa, 2019

To be as the Seer/Kei tua o Te Arai, 2019

Shannon Te Ao (b.1978) Two shoots that stretch far out, 2013–14
Jasmine Te Hira (b.1990) The Beauty of Invisible Grief, 2016
Te Maari (b.1982) Te Anau, 2019

Te Ahorangi Grace Rangitauninihi Tūī (Emeritus Professor Grace Rangitauninihi Tūī), 2020 Pīpī, Rēri Wharauroa ō Mokopōpaki (Pīpī, Lady Shining Cuckoo of Mokopōpaki), 2020 Mr & Mrs Hēmi and Mereana Pūtangitangi (James and Maryann Paradise-Shelduck), 2020 Te Kereū Maui, 2018 HRH Princess M. Waipurukamu Potaka-Whio, 2020 Te Kōako, 2018 Te Mohua, 2019 Ākipīhopa Renata Kākāpō (Archbishop Renata Kākāpō), 2020 Te Huia, 2018 Te Kōtare, 2019

Saffronn Te Ratana (b.1975) Tu te manu ora i te Rangi, 2008

3 tlz.lft, 4t.l.z.i.f.t<1, 2001

Kura Te Waru Rewiri (b.1950) Te Tohu Tuatahi, 1991

Arohanui, 2006

Tenei au, tenei au (This is me, this is me), 2006

Whenua/Wahine /Whenua (Land/Woman/Land), 1989

Donna Tupaea-Petero (b.1971) Pihepihe, 2017
Colleen Waata Urlich (b.1939 – d.2015) Ipu Tāniko, 2007
Dorothy Waetford (b.1967) IOEAU, 2017
Taika Waititi (b.1975) Ringatū, 1999

Te Rauparaha, 1999 The Bill, 1999 Mob Dollars, 1999

John Walsh (b.1954) Pare To My Place, 2017
Marilynn Webb (b.1937 – d.2021) Coastline 2, 1970

Cloud Landscape Central Otago II, 1974 Bluff I, 1970

Cliff Whiting (b.1937 – d.2017) Tanagroa, 1982

Land March Series, 1975

Gary Whiting (b.1958) Whakarongo ki Nga Tipuna I & II, 2015
Areta Wilkinson (b.1969) Waiora, 2013

Hei Ata Āhua, 2018

Arnold Manaaki Wilson (b.1928 – d.2012) Tane Mahuta, 1957

He Tangata, He Tangata,1956

Ringatu,1958

Hine of the Lake, 1976

Selwyn Wilson (b.1927 – d.2002) Study of a Head, date unknown

Tall Pot, 1970

Short Pot, 1970

Christina Hurihia Wirihana (b.1949) Beyond the Wharenui, 2020
Pauline Yearbury (b.1927 – d.1977) How Maui Made the Sun Slow Down, 1970

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art". Auckland Art Gallery. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d Borell, Nigel (2022). Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art (in Māori and English). New Zealand: Penguin Books. ISBN 9780143776734.
  3. ^ a b Byrt, Anthony (1 March 2021). "CREATION MYTH". Artforum. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Toi Tū Toi Ora: Shane Cotton". Britomart. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Toi Tū Toi Ora: Māori art exhibition book wins supreme design award". Te Ao Māori News. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  6. ^ "PANZ Book Design Awards 2023 winners announced". Books+Publishing. Retrieved 5 December 2023.


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