Blankets tell stories in new exhibition
The autumn season of exhibitions has opened at Pātaka Art + Museum, with one showing how history can be held in the threads of blankets.
Two other exhibitions signal the first solo exhibition for two artists working in different media.
Featuring work by Jeanine Clarkin, Noa Blanket Co and Mataaho Collective, Paraikete Threads demonstrates how blankets hold many meanings in indigenous cultures.
The exhibition also looks at how contemporary Māori artists are working with the stories, histories and knowledge systems embedded in the blanket.
From sustainable and upcycled fashion designs, luxury blankets and repurposing mink blankets as space for wānanga, Paraikete Threads considers how artists respond to the many threads of blanket history in te ao Māori and the new meanings produced through contemporary practice.
Also opening recently is Ahilapalapa Rands: Across the Sea, which explores the connections with Hawai’i across the expanse of the ocean.
All exhibitions are showing until 2 June.
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