Mata Aho Collective making Te Whare Pora, Enjoy Public Art Gallery Wellington, 2011. Photo courtesy of Mata Aho Collective

Mata Aho Collective, Te Whare Pora, 2012, woven faux mink blanket, 10m x 5m, Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, purchased 2019. Installation view, Te whai a te whenua: Mata Aho Collective’s Te Whare Pora, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2019. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Mata Aho Collective, Te Whare Pora, 2012, woven faux mink blanket, 10m x 5m, Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, purchased 2019. Installation view, Te whai a te whenua: Mata Aho Collective’s Te Whare Pora, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2019. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Mata Aho Collective, Te Whare Pora, 2012, woven faux mink blanket, 10m x 5m, Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, purchased 2019. Installation view, Te whai a te whenua: Mata Aho Collective’s Te Whare Pora, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2019. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Mata Aho Collective, Te Whare Pora, 2012, woven faux mink blanket, 10m x 5m, Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, purchased 2019. Installation view, Te whai a te whenua: Mata Aho Collective’s Te Whare Pora, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2019. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Mata Aho Collective, Te Whare Pora, 2012, woven faux mink blanket, 10m x 5m, Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, purchased 2019. Installation view, Te whai a te whenua: Mata Aho Collective’s Te Whare Pora, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2019. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Mata Aho Collective, Te Whare Pora, 2012, woven faux mink blanket, 10m x 5m, Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, purchased 2019. Installation view, Te whai a te whenua: Mata Aho Collective’s Te Whare Pora, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2019. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Mata Aho Collective, Te Whare Pora, 2012, woven faux mink blanket, 10m x 5m, Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, purchased 2019. Installation view, Te whai a te whenua: Mata Aho Collective’s Te Whare Pora, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2019. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Colin McCahon, Gate III, 1970, acrylic on canvas, Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, purchased with the assistance of The Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council, 1972

Colin McCahon, Gate III, 1970, acrylic on canvas, Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, purchased with the assistance of Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council, 1972. Installation view, ‘A way through’ – Colin McCahon’s Gate III, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2019. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Colin McCahon, Gate III, 1970, acrylic on canvas, Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, purchased with the assistance of Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council, 1972. Installation view, ‘A way through’ – Colin McCahon’s Gate III, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2019. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Installation view, ‘A way through’ – Colin McCahon’s Gate III, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2019. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Installation view, ‘A way through’ – Colin McCahon’s Gate III, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2019. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Installation view, ‘A way through’ – Colin McCahon’s Gate III, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2019. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Colin McCahon, Gate III, 1970, acrylic on canvas, Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, purchased with the assistance of Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council, 1972. Installation view, ‘A way through’ – Colin McCahon’s Gate III, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2019. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Colin McCahon, Gate III, 1970, acrylic on canvas, Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, purchased with the assistance of Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council, 1972. Installation view, ‘A way through’ – Colin McCahon’s Gate III, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2019. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Christopher Perkins, Taranaki, 1931, oil on canvas, collection of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. Photo courtesy of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Installation view, ‘Looking for a new country’ – Christopher Perkins in New Zealand, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2019. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Christopher Perkins, Self-portrait, circa 1930, charcoal on card, Collection of Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, gift of P.W. Robertson, 1951. Installation view, ‘Looking for a new country’ – Christopher Perkins in New Zealand, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2019. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Installation view, ‘Looking for a new country’ – Christopher Perkins in New Zealand, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2019. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Installation view, ‘Looking for a new country’ – Christopher Perkins in New Zealand, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2019. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Installation view, ‘Looking for a new country’ – Christopher Perkins in New Zealand, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2019. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Installation view, ‘Looking for a new country’ – Christopher Perkins in New Zealand, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2019. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Installation view, ‘Looking for a new country’ – Christopher Perkins in New Zealand, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2019. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Installation view, ‘Looking for a new country’ – Christopher Perkins in New Zealand, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2019. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Installation view, ‘Looking for a new country’ – Christopher Perkins in New Zealand, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2019. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Installation view, ‘Looking for a new country’ – Christopher Perkins in New Zealand, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2019. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Installation view, ‘Looking for a new country’ – Christopher Perkins in New Zealand, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2019. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Fiona Clark, Ascent of Mt. Egmont, 1968, printed certificate, courtesy of Fiona Clark

Installation view, The Live Feed – Fiona Clark’s ‘Egmontiana’, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2019. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Installation view, The Live Feed – Fiona Clark’s ‘Egmontiana’, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2019. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Installation view, The Live Feed – Fiona Clark’s ‘Egmontiana’, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2019. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Installation view, The Live Feed – Fiona Clark’s ‘Egmontiana’, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2019. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Installation view, The Live Feed – Fiona Clark’s ‘Egmontiana’, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2019. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Installation view, The Live Feed – Fiona Clark’s ‘Egmontiana’, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2019. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Installation view, The Live Feed – Fiona Clark’s ‘Egmontiana’, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2019. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Installation view, The Live Feed – Fiona Clark’s ‘Egmontiana’, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2019. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Installation view, The Live Feed – Fiona Clark’s ‘Egmontiana’, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2019. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Billy Apple, From the Decade Series, 2019, inkjet print on paper, framed, edition of 20. Commissioned by Adam Art Gallery on the occasion of the Gallery’s 20th birthday. Photo: Shaun Matthews