Members Mini-Preview | Robin White: Te Whanaketanga | Something is Happening Here

Kick your weekend off with a Members mini-preview of Robin White: Te Whanaketanga | Something is Happening Here on Saturday 29 October. The exhibition will be open exclusively to Members from 9am, with a talk from the exhibition's co-curator, Head of Curatorial & Learning, Dr Sarah Farrar, at 9.45am in our Auditorium. Following the talk, we will be hosting a book signing of the new publication, Robin White: Something is Happening Here as we open the doors to the public. Join us to celebrate the opening of this landmark exhibition from one of Aotearoa’s most beloved artists.

Booking for the preview is not necessary, seats for the talk will be allocated on first come-first served basis. Members with a guest pass can bring a friend.

 

Timeline

Exhibition open (Members only)                 9-10am

Curatorial introduction                                   9.45-10.15am

Book signing by Robin White                      10.15-10.45am

 

About the exhibition

Jointly developed by Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki and Te Papa, Robin White: Te Whanaketanga | Something is Happening Here is a retrospective exhibition of work by contemporary Aotearoa artist Dame Robin White (Ngāti Awa, Pākehā). Explore celebrated portraits and landscapes from the 1970s, alongside more recent, ambitious collaborative works made by White with artists from across the Pacific.

A project of national importance, Robin White: Te Whanaketanga | Something is Happening Here features works from across a 50-year career and builds on over a decade of research. It is supported by an accompanying publication, Robin White: Something is Happening Here, which includes fresh perspectives by 24 writers and interviewees from Aotearoa, Australia and Te-Moana-Nui-A-Kiwa, the Pacific.

 

Membership

This event is part of our membership programme. Members receive free, unlimited entry to all exhibitions alongside access to Members-only events, discounts in our shop and café, and more. Join us for $80 per year (discounts available for students and seniors).

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Image credit: Robin White, This Is Me at Kaitangata, 1979. Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1979.