Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori art - Nigel Borell, ed. (2022)
Written to accompany the 2020–21 exhibition at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, and edited by curator Nigel Borell, Toi Tū Toi Ora surveys contemporary Māori art since the 1950s, featuring more than 200 artworks by 110 artists.
About this book
The story of contemporary Maori art from the 1950s to the present day, this is a powerful, dynamic new book. Maori art is unique among all art movements, and to Aotearoa New Zealand. Drawing on centuries of indigenous knowledge and skill, it reflects a Maori world view, life in this land and the debates that continue to shape it.
Publication details
N. Borell (ed.), Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori art (Auckland: Penguin Books, 2022).
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This book is part of a series marking the publication of Books of Mana (Otago University Press, 2025). It builds on the project Te Takarangi: Celebrating Māori publications and adds 30 titles to a selected list of 150 non-fiction books, led by Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga in collaboration with Royal Society Te Apārangi.