Whenua

The relationship between tākata and whenua—people and land—is a long thread that weaves through the art history of Aotearoa New Zealand. This major new book explores themes of identity and belonging, colonisation, land use and migration through more than 170 paintings, sculptures, weaving, carving, ceramics, photography and moving image artworks. Wide-ranging and engaging texts, artist interviews and perspectives provide insight into the many ways that whenua is fundamental to the visual language and identity of the arts.

Highlights:

• More than 170 artworks with a brief curatorial text on each.
• Work by more than 100 significant historical and contemporary artists, including Rita Angus, Nicholas Chevalier, Conor Clarke, Tony Fomison, John Gibb, Bill Hammond, Ross Hemera, Louise Henderson, Ralph Hotere, Lonnie Hutchinson, Robyn Kahukiwa, Gottfried Lindauer, Rata Lovell-Smith, Buck Nin, John Pule, Pauline Rhodes, Baye Riddell, Haru Sameshima, Olivia Spencer Bower, Wi Taepa, Angela Tiatia, Petrus van der Velden, Areta Wilkinson—and many more.
• A range of artist interviews, including Mark Adams, Cora-Allan, Jacquelyn Greenbank, Emily Karaka, Riki Manuel, Bev Moon, Ranui Ngarimu and Bridget Reweti.
• Wide ranging texts by some of the country’s leading art writers, including Su Ballard, Emalani Case, Chloe Cull, Kirsty Dunn, Chloe Geoghegan, Ken Hall, Madison Kelly, Cosmo Kentish-Barnes, Maire Kipa, Lily Lee, Felicity Milburn, Melanie Oliver, Hana O’Regan, Rebecca Rice, Jacinta Ruru, Huhana Smith, Rachel Solomon, Paora Tapsell, Peter Vangioni, Matariki Williams—and more.
• Beautifully designed with hardcase, cloth cover and marker ribbons.

Hard cover book