Reuben Paterson – Whakapapa: get down on your knees

Reuben Paterson, Whakapapa: get down on your knees, 2009, glitter and synthetic polymer paint on canvas / 16 canvases at 6th Asia Pacific Triennial, Gallery of Modern Art Queensland. Courtesy the artist and Gow Langsford Gallery

Whakapapa: get down on your knees, painting by Reuben Paterson

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Open now: applications for The Evan Webb Award for Len Lye Research

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Introducing the Artist Advice Bureau

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Yellow Post Unveiled at Brick Bay

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2025 Fale-Ship Residency recipients announced

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