I went to the Gallery of Modern Art on the weekend to check out a few of their latest exhibits (you can see my last trip to the Future Beauty exhibit here). The big drawcard right now is the David Lynch: Between Two Worlds retrospective but there’s also the recently opened Michael Parekowhai: The Promised Land exhibit, the Japanese Art After 1989 exhibit, and the gallery’s collection of Indigenous art on display as well. While the David Lynch retrospective is on the unsettling/moody/messed up side of things, the Michael Parekowhai and Japanese art exhibits are a good remedy to that. I’ve already shared some photos over on Instagram but here are a few more that I snapped on my iPhone.
Michael Parekowhai: The Promised Land
1. He Kōrero Pūrākau Te Awanui o Te Moto: Story of a New Zealand River, 2011 & Rules of the Game, 2015
2. Home Front, 2015
3. The Horn of Africa, 2006
4. The English Channel, 2015
David Lynch: Between Two Worlds
5. I forget what this series was called. Oops.
6. Woman With Dream, 2007
We Can Make a Better Future: Japanese Art After 1989
7. Y.N.G.M.S. (Y.N.G.’s Mobile Studio), 2009 by Yoshitomo Nara and graf
8. PixCell Double Deer #4, 2010 by Kohei Nawa
9. Soul Under the Moon, 2002 by Yayoi Kusama. I’ve visited this installation pretty much every time it’s been on display at the gallery. The first time I was still in high school. I still love it.
This looks like a really good exhibition! I haven't been to the MCA here in a while and I think I'll try get there this easter break.
I'm heading to Sydney in a few weeks and the MCA is on my hit list. Looking forward to their Light Show exhibit!
I've seen a couple of people blogging about these shows lately, and they both look so good! Great photos too. 🙂
Thanks!
I always enjoy posts like this, any post I see of a modern art gallery is always so varied. Nice one.
Buckets & Spades
wow, I have to visit this place!
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