“This book works in parallel, aiming to draw back the intimidating screen of anonymous authority that tends to surround museum exhibitions and publications.' 'The thrust of the renewal is not only to show more of the collections but also to make art accessible to as broad a spectrum of the public as possible,” he says.
McCredie says Ten x Ten, along with new forms of digital access, will complement the expansion of exhibition space, offering increased ways of showcasing and engaging with Te Papa’s collections. When it opens in March 2018, the new gallery at Te Papa will increase the amount of space dedicated to art by 35 percent. Balancing New Zealand and international art, the selection covers a vast time period, from a circa 1300 BC finger ring gifted to the Dominion Museum by the Egypt Exploration Society, through to one of the central works from Simon Denny’s 2015 Venice Biennale project. Their commentaries are accompanied by reproductions of the works, roughly sequenced by the period of history covered by their portfolio. Striking images of the curators were photographed for the Ten x Ten in the museum’s art stores by highly regarded portrait photographer Jane Ussher. “We hope to make art appreciation less of a mystery and to allow viewers to connect with work by seeing it through the eyes of curators, handing them the confidence to reflect on their own responses in turn.” The Te Papa pieces sit alongside page works specially commissioned from 15 contemporary New Zealand artists and a range of fun art activities designed to encourage children to learn a variety of different creative processes, boosting their creativity while giving them a gentle art history lesson.Īthol McCredie, Te Papa Curator Photography and editor of Ten x Ten, says the texts in the book are generally more informal and personal than is conventional in collection books. The result is a novel behind-the-scenes look at New Zealand’s national art collection by those who know these paintings, prints, photographs, applied art objects and sculptures better than most.Īnd following on from the considerable success of the first New Zealand Art Activity Book, art educator Helen Lloyd has produced a substantially revised new edition that introduces children to more than 50 significant historical and contemporary works from the country’s national collection. Ten x Ten: Art at Te Papa invites ten of the institution’s curators to each pick ten of their favourite works from the national collection, and explain why they find the works interesting, resonant or significant. Two books that work as a ‘taster' for the exciting new art gallery opening at Te Papa Museum next year hit bookstore shelves this week.
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