Spring Season Opening: Rewi Thompson, Ming Ranginui, Stevei Houkāmau

Objectspace

Join us for the opening celebration of three new exhibitions at Objectspace

You're warmly invited to join us as we launch three new Objectspace exhibitions on Friday 29 September 2023: <a href="https://www.objectspace.org.nz/exhibitions/koha-the-speculative-worlds-of-rewi-thompson/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">KOHA: The speculative worlds of Rewi Thompson</a>: Presented by ArchitectusPart of Architecture Week in Tāmaki Makaurau, Te Tai TokerauRewi Thompson (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, 1953–2016) saw architecture as an act of imagination generated by the land, an opportunity to create post-colonial possibilities that were fundamentally connected to place. This new exhibition focuses on Thompson's speculative drawings as manifestations of architectural possibility, collectively showing how Māori design concepts should never be locked in associations with the past but can generate a vision of a positive post-colonial future.KOHA coincides with the launch of <a href="https://www.masseypress.ac.nz/books/rewi/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Rewi: Ata haere, kia tere</a>, a new publication by Jade Kake and Jeremy Hansen. Join us for this opening celebration to be amoungst the first to get hands on this new title published by Massey University Press.<a href="https://www.objectspace.org.nz/exhibitions/angel-numbers-on-the-dash/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Angel Numbers on the Dash</a> by Ming RanginuiIn Angel Numbers on the Dash, Ranginui grapples with the dilemma of house hunting during an era notorious for inadequate accommodation. As a reprieve during this relentless search, she gradually modified a 2003 model Daihatsu Sirion. Upholstery, personalised number plates, and detailing were removed, tweaked or reinvented. The car transformed, no longer a functional vehicle, now serving as an emblem of the artist’s aspirations, idiosyncrasies, and current and future goals.<a href="https://www.objectspace.org.nz/exhibitions/ngaro-nga-tikanga-tuku-iho-lost-traditions/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ngaro nga tikanga tuku iho / Lost traditions of my ancestors</a> by Stevei HoukāmauThis new work by Stevei Houkāmau (Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, Rangitāne) draws on traditions of hei (lei, neck garlands) and her on-going exploration of representing whakapapa as uku kākano.With thanks to Objectspace's terrific Hospitality Partners <a href="https://blackestate.co.nz" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Black Estate</a>, <a href="https://www.greystonewines.co.nz" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Greystone Wines</a>, <a href="https://www.libertybrewing.co.nz" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Liberty Brewing</a>, <a href="https://www.drinkalmighty.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Almighty Drinks</a> and<a href="https://goodshitsoda.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> Goodsh*t Soda.</a>

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