Art and Faith: Navigating Colin McCahon’s Dark Equations
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Nov 23, 2025Posted on
Oct 22, 2025Event type:
Art , Exhibition , Seminar ,Price:
FreeVenue:
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Wellesley Street EastRegion:
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Join us for an in-conversation between Dr Nicholas Thompson, Senior Lecturer in Theological and Religious Studies (University of Auckland Waipapa Taumata Rau), and Julia Waite, Curator, New Zealand Art | Kairauhi, Toi no Aotearoa, as they delve into the deeper themes in Colin McCahon’s enigmatic number paintings.
This dialogue will explore the wider religious and spiritual context in which McCahon was working, and consider his enduring fascination with The Stations of the Cross, which he first started working with in the 1940s.
Through their conversation, Nicholas and Julia will explore some of the existential dimensions of McCahon’s paintings, offering fresh interpretations of his visual language and the tensions it holds.
This event is part of a series of programmes aligning with the current exhibition Safety in Numbers: Colin McCahon’s Dark Equations.
Book now to avoid disappointment.
Artwork credit: Safety in Numbers: Colin McCahon's Dark Equations, installation view, 2025, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. Courtesy of the Colin McCahon Trust