Exhibition | Urban Legend, by Bena Jackson
Closes
Sep 15, 2024Posted on
May 8, 2024Event type:
Art , Exhibition , Public Art , Public Program ,Price:
FreeVenue:
Te TuhiAddress:
21 William Roberts Road, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland 2010Region:
Auckland ,
Urban Legend is Bena Jackson’s first solo exhibition in a major public gallery in Aotearoa New Zealand, marking a turning point in her career.
The exhibition comprises an installation of two long, finely-clipped Olearia paniculata box hedges, and a pile of hand-made ‘hacky sacks', which partially disrupts the movement of people through the Te Tuhi foyer.
Through the introduction of outside elements of the everyday into the gallery space, Jackson invites the public to challenge the built world around us. The small acts of ingenuity, resourcefulness and resistance encouraged in Urban Legend, explore how people living in a city can work together to align environments more closely with their needs and beliefs.
For more information on the artist and the exhibition, visit Te Tuhi's website here.