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MICHAEL PAREKOWHAI - The Bosom of Abraham
Estimate:
$20,000 - $30,000
Sold
$19,000
Live Auction
IMPORTANT & RARE ART
ARTIST
MICHAEL PAREKOWHAI (b. 1968)
Size
122 x 22 cm
Description
Screenprint vinyl on fluorescent light housing
Condition
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Provenance
Private Collection, Christchurch
Acquired from Gow Langsford Gallery, Auckland
Literature
The title (The Bosom of Abraham) provides additional layers of meaning. The Bosom of Abraham is a scriptural term for limbo, neither heaven nor hell, a hinterland and temporary resting place for just souls. Abraham is a Hebrew patriarch in Judeo-Christian religions but he is also Parekōwhai’s ancestor Aperahama Tutoko. Layered together with associations from the artist’s ancestry and Christian theology, the song (Rock My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham) is a guitar anthem from Parekōwhai’s primary school days.
