Tūrangawaewae: Art and New Zealand
From Te Papa’s art collection comes a dynamic exhibition across five galleries. The art works here explore identity and cross-cultural exchange.
Closed
17 Mar 2018 – 13 Sep 2021
Exhibition Ngā whakaaturanga
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Janet Lilo: Top16
Enter a giant, three-dimensional profile page.
When | Āhea
17 Mar 2018 – 13 Sep 2021
Where | Ki hea
Toi Art, Level 5
Cost | Te utu
Free
Ages | TE REANGA
All ages
Janet Lilo developed this installation over 10 years, researching how people use social networking websites. She drew from thousands of images and videos she collected from Bebo, Myspace, Facebook, and YouTube – ‘a portal into people’s little worlds, infinite internet galleries’. The title refers to a Bebo feature that allowed users to rank 16 friends. The neon sign is inspired by a Bebo invitation to give friends virtual love hearts.
Lilo explores how social media allows us to shape our identities online – and reinvent the self-portrait form.
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Closed
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