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Click through to take a peek at how the galleries were built, and exhibitions installed.
Installation in Détour by Michael Parekowhai, 2018. Photograph by Maarten Holl. Te Papa
Work being installed:
Claes Oldenburg, Geometric Mouse, Scale D (paper), ‘Home-made’, 1971, offset lithograph on wove paper laminated to five cardboard elements with die-cut, stainless steel chain and wire and nickel-plated fasteners. Edition of 3000. © Claes Oldenburg, 1971. Courtesy of Michael Parekowhai
Behind:
Michael Parekowhai, Standing on Memory, 2018, fibreglass, automotive paint. Courtesy of Michael Parekowhai
Installation in Détour by Michael Parekowhai, 2018. Photograph by Maarten Holl. Te Papa
Works in crates, from left to right:
Michael Parekowhai, Constable Plum Bob (installation view), 2018, fibreglass, automotive paint. Courtesy of Michael Parekowhai
Michael Parekowhai, Hoodwinked (installation view), 2018, fibreglass, automotive paint. Courtesy of Michael Parekowhai
Michael Parekowhai, Tiki Tour (installation view), 2018, fibreglass, automotive paint. Courtesy of Michael Parekowhai
Installation in Détour by Michael Parekowhai, 2018. Photograph by Maarten Holl. Te Papa
Work:
Michael Parekowhai, The shortcut gallery (installation view), 2018, mixed media. Courtesy of Michael Parekowhai
Installation in Détour by Michael Parekowhai, 2018. Photograph by Maarten Holl. Te Papa
Michael Parekowhai’s Détour under construction, 2018. Photograph by Maarten Holl. Te Papa
Works, from left to right:
Theo Schoon, Untitled [Orange Waiotapu patten], about 1966 (printed 2018 by Mark Adams), Kodak colour Ektachrome transparency (Te Papa Collection), printed on Fuji flex paper. Courtesy of Michael Parekowhai
Theo Schoon, Untitled [The best of Theo’s thermals], about 1966 (printed 2018 by Mark Adams), Kodak colour Ektachrome transparency (Te Papa Collection), printed on Fuji flex paper. Courtesy of Michael Parekowhai
Both works are viewable from the bridge.
Installation in Détour by Michael Parekowhai, 2018. Photograph by Maarten Holl. Te Papa
Work:
Michael Parekowhai, The shortcut gallery (installation view), 2018, mixed media. Courtesy of Michael Parekowhai
Lisa Walker hangs Pendant, 2016. Rotary dial telephone, smart phone. On loan from Lisa Walker. Photograph by Daniel Crichton-Rouse. Te Papa
Detail of kaitaka paepaeroa with ngore (cloak with taaniko borders and vertical aho, weft rows), date unknown, maker unknown. Te Papa (ME015672)
Tiffany Singh, Indra’s bow installation, 2018. Photograph by Kate Whitley. Te Papa
Installing Tiffany Singh, Indra’s bow, 2017–18, site-responsive installation. Photograph by Kate Whitley. Te Papa
Art Studio under construction, 2018. Photograph by Daniel Crichton-Rouse. Te Papa
Minister of Conservation Eugenie Sage announces the release of a discussion document for regulations to limit the theft and sale of the remains of moa and other extinct New Zealand wildlife.
The new art space under construction, 2018. Photograph by Daniel Crichton-Rouse. Te Papa
The bridge through Détour by Michael Parekowhai, while the exhibition was being installed, 2018. Photograph by Daniel Crichton-Rouse. Te Papa
The new art space under construction, 2018. Photograph by Daniel Crichton-Rouse. Te Papa
Miscellaneous debris, 2018. Photograph by Kate Whitley. Te Papa
Union Jack flag, 1963, United Kingdom, maker unknown. Gift of Cathy McColl and Barbara Walters, 2010. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Te Papa (GH013377)
Artworks on the wall before they're revealed, 2018. Photograph by Kate Whitley. Te Papa
A mindful viewing experience using taonga from the national collection. Find somewhere quiet and comfortable, put your headphones on, and take a few minutes to focus on looking.
Pacific Sisters: Fashion Activists under construction, 2018. Photograph by Kate Whitley. Te Papa
The new art space under construction, 2018. Photograph by Kate Whitley. Te Papa
Preparing the western stairwell for Jeena Shin to install Movement image time. Te Papa, 2018. Photograph by Kate Whitley. Te Papa
Paint tins, 2018. Photograph by Kate Whitley. Te Papa
Looking towards the main entrance of Toi Art from inside the Détour by Michael Parekowhai space under construction, 2017. Photograph by Kate Whitley. Te Papa
Pacific Sisters: Fashion Activists under construction, 2017. Photograph by Kate Whitley. Te Papa
Pacific Sisters: Fashion Activists under construction, 2017. Photograph by Kate Whitley. Te Papa
Construction workers hoist two wooden panels containing messages from staff and children onto the wall of the new art gallery, 2017. Photograph by Daniel Crichton-Rouse. Te Papa
Looking towards Détour by Michael Parekowhai from the entrance to Pacific Sisters: Fashion Activists, 2017. Photograph by Daniel Crichton-Rouse. Te Papa
Level 5 under construction, 2017. Photograph by Tim Onnes. Te Papa
Pacific Sisters: Fashion Activists under construction, 2017. Photograph by Tim Onnes. Te Papa
Toi Art under construction from the viewpoint of where Détour by Michael Parekowhai is, 2017. Photograph by Tim Onnes. Te Papa
The western stairwell, long inaccessible, before construction began, 2017. Photograph by Tim Onnes. Te Papa
The new art space under construction, 2017. Photograph by Tim Onnes. Te Papa
Toi Art under construction, 2017. Photograph by Tim Onnes. Te Papa
The new art space under construction, 2017. Photograph by Tim Onnes. Te Papa
The new art space under construction, 2017. If you look close enough, you can see the reverse of the Art Wall projection as visible from Espresso on Level 4. Photograph by Tim Onnes. Te Papa
Whimsical but with a critical edge, ‘Détour’ is Michael Parekowhai’s response to the repositioning of contemporary art at Te Papa with the opening of the new gallery.
Closed
17 Mar – 8 Nov 2018
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