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MICHAEL PAREKOWHAI - Mare Tranquillitatis: Sea Tranquility
Estimate:
$1,500 - $2,500
Sold
$1,700
Timed Auction
Two Collections - A Collection of Contemporary NZ & Australian Art - A Collection of Modern British Prints & others
ARTIST
MICHAEL PAREKOWHAI (b. 1968)
Size
20.5 x 14.5 cm
Description
C-Type photographic print, edition of 100
Medium
C-Type photographic print, edition of 100
Provenance
Michael Lett Gallery
Literature
Michael Parekowhai is an Auckland-based sculptor, photographer and installation artist.
Born in Porirua, Michael Parekōwhai is one of New Zealand’s most important contemporary artists.
Images of camaraderie, tools for learning and music are reoccurring motifs in Parekōwhai’s work. He makes popular culture, art history and the everyday complex through a playful layering of signifiers.
In 2001, Parekōwhai was given an Arts Foundation Laureate Award, and a major survey of his work, *The Promised Land*, was staged at GOMA, Brisbane, in 2015.
Born in Porirua, Michael Parekōwhai is one of New Zealand’s most important contemporary artists.
Images of camaraderie, tools for learning and music are reoccurring motifs in Parekōwhai’s work. He makes popular culture, art history and the everyday complex through a playful layering of signifiers.
In 2001, Parekōwhai was given an Arts Foundation Laureate Award, and a major survey of his work, *The Promised Land*, was staged at GOMA, Brisbane, in 2015.
