7 Nov 2026–25 Apr 2027
Power to Define George Watson
An exhibition by contemporary artist George Watson (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Mutunga whakapapa, Moriori hokopapa), Power to Define examines identity that is both autobiographical and national. Comprising readymades and familial objects of significance, Watson considers Aotearoa New Zealand’s complex settler colonial history and what it means to be part of it.
A title borrowed from a 2009 painting made by the late Robyn Kahukiwa, Power to Define addresses tendencies, systems and structures which endure in this place. Positioning herself within the arc of Aotearoa New Zealand’s history, Watson’s open-ended enquiry prods at deep seated notions of who we are.
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