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A Retrospective View Of Abstraction, With A Spice Of The Occult
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A Retrospective View Of Abstraction, With A Spice Of The Occult

By Emelie Harrison.

Between the middle of the nineteenth century and the turn of the twentieth century the world experienced drastic change. Darwin’s theory of evolution was published in 1859 and shook the foundations of the Christian church. The establishment of new scientific and philosophical thought transpired in the Western world….

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NOT ONE MORE ACRE!
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NOT ONE MORE ACRE!

By Erin Lee.

Not One More Acre! is a photographic exhibition that commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Bastion Point occupation by Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei. Once visitors navigate their way through the sprawling Maori Court the exhibition can be found in an alcove flanking Hotunui, the museum’s whare whakairo…

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The Descent Into Abstraction Is Easy.
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The Descent Into Abstraction Is Easy.

By Petra Bogle

No image is truly abstract. No such image has or ever will exist. There are degrees of abstraction, ranging from what has some representational form, and discernable meaning to the closest to true abstraction, where the elements of an image convey nothing but their own innate visual qualities, and the meaning discernable only through subsidiary material….

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