How to spot the difference between key art movements in Aotearoa

Ginny FisherCanvas·13 Aug, 2026 06:00 PM11 mins to readHawke’s Bay-based artist Nephi Tupaea at the Aotearoa Art Fair 2025. Photo / Luke Foley-MartinHawke’s Bay-based artist Nephi Tupaea at the Aotearoa Art Fair 2025. Photo / Luke Foley-MartinIn the second of a series, art experts speak to Ginny Fisher about four modern art movements that have informed contemporary visual artists in Aotearoa.

Contemporary Māori artist Nephi Tupaea would like you to rethink the Western art canon. Not altogether, but, for a few moments,

How to spot the difference between key art movements in Aotearoa

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