creates controversy
A new portrait mural in Glen Innes, Auckland was revealed last week, but it has already run into trouble.
It’s a collaboration between mural artist Owen Dippie and respected activist/artist Emily Karaka. It depicts Karaka with a list of some of her activities and connections.
In an online post, Ngāti Whātua’s cultural adviser Joe Pihema claims the mural shows “blatant” disregard for the mana of Ngāti Pāoa.
“It came about through a friend of mine, Benjamin Work, an artist who worked with me in my big works Toitū [and] Toiora. He was asked by Owen Dippie who he should paint for Glen Innes and, as far as Benjamin was concerned, ‘You got to paint the queen of Glen Innes’,” Karaka says.
Link to article: New mural in Glen Innes creates controversy - NZ Herald
