Coming Out of the Mist: protest, politics, and the provenance of the Urewera Triptych Tue, 11 Aug 2026 22:41:25 -0400 en-us © 2026 Coming Out of the Mist: protest, politics, and the provenance of the Urewera Triptych yes 7a98cd18-9e4f-5a2c-8ec1-0f355bc14ddb Amanda episodic false  

In June 1997, one of New Zealand's most famous paintings disappeared in the middle of the night - but the real story of this crime began over a century before. The theft of Colin McCahon's Urewera Triptych wasn't simply an art crime—it was also a political statement about generations of loss and delayed justice. Nearly three decades later, the painting's extraordinary journey continues to challenge our nation's beliefs on the rights of mana whenua iwi, and the ownership of taonga.

 

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Amanda https://storage.buzzsprout.com/3j3p68ub6jid3zd2fnvu0lr1uhkq?.jpg Coming Out of the Mist: protest, politics, and the provenance of the Urewera Triptych Protest, Politics and the Provenance of the Urewera Mural Protest, Politics and the Provenance of the Urewera Mural The disappearance of a famous painting in the dead of night raises questions that extend far beyond the art crime itself.  A complex tale of rights and redress, protest and political challenge will ask you to reconsider who has the authority to represent - and possess - the taonga of Aotearoa.

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