Gow Langsford Gallery is proud to present a survey of seminal works by New Zealand’s pre-eminent twentieth-century artist, Colin McCahon (1919-1987), at Art Basel Hong Kong 2018. This event will mark the first major exhibition of the artist’s work in Asia.
Central to the exhibition is an epic 3-panelled painting on un-stretched canvas depicting the majesty of the Urewera land in the North Island of New Zealand, and the ancient bond between the people of Tuhoe, an indigenous Maori tribe with a reputation for their continued strong adherence to Maori identity and their struggle for Maori sovereignty. The Urewera Triptych, 1975 is the most important work by McCahon in private ownership and arguably one of the most important artworks produced in New Zealand in the last century.
Central to the exhibition is an epic 3-panelled painting on un-stretched canvas depicting the majesty of the Urewera land in the North Island of New Zealand, and the ancient bond between the people of Tuhoe, an indigenous Maori tribe with a reputation for their continued strong adherence to Maori identity and their struggle for Maori sovereignty. The Urewera Triptych, 1975 is the most important work by McCahon in private ownership and arguably one of the most important artworks produced in New Zealand in the last century.
