The Search Party exhibition
McCahon House Museum
29 June 2022
An exhibition of needlepoint works by Bronwyn Lloyd and weaving work by Kathryn Tsui at McCahon House Museum.
The exhibition is complemented by a series of weekend workshops, and an artist talk with Bronwyn Lloyd, Kathryn Tsui, Sebastian Clarke, and Julia Waite.
Charms by Bronwyn Lloyd, Peacock Ore, weaving by Kathryn Tsui. Image courtesy of Bronwyn Lloyd.
Installation view of Bronwyn Lloyd and Kathryn Tsui, The Search Party, at McCahon House museum, 20 April - 30 June, 2022.
Selection of Bronwyn Lloyd, The Search Party charms on display at McCahon House museum, wool, linen, cotton thread, tapestry canvas, Peacock Ore, 120 x 80mm (variable).
An exhibition of needlepoint works by Bronwyn Lloyd and weaving work by Kathryn Tsui at McCahon House Museum.
The exhibition is complemented by a series of weekend workshops, and an artist talk with Bronwyn Lloyd, Kathryn Tsui, Sebastian Clarke, and Julia Waite.
About the exhibition
Conceived as a response to Sebastian Clarke’s essay, Kauri From The Loom, on the curious case of the missing weaving work, Woven Kauri (1954), by Colin McCahon and Ilse von Randow, Bronwyn Lloyd has created 28 needlepoint charms which will be on display at the McCahon House Museum. The charms will be on a woven panel by Kathryn Tsui, recreating the striped ground of Woven Kauri .
About the artist talk
Bronwyn Lloyd, Kathryn Tsui, Sebastian Clarke, and Julia Waite.This talk looks at Woven Kauri (1954) as a case study on how we can acknowledge and celebrate parts of our art history that have been lost (or remain missing), while expanding the ways in which we think about our cultural heritage, beyond the heritage resource itself. A discussion of memorable craft collaborations and the translation from one medium to the next will follow, as well as collectively speculating on the whereabouts of Woven Kauri (1954).
Saturday 30 April, 4pm
Bookings are essential, email yoojung@mccahonhouse.org.nz
