Installation view
Gordon Bennett, Emily Karaka
After the undercurrents, 2026
Artspace Aotearoa
Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, NZ
Courtesy the artist, the Estate of Gordon Bennett and Artspace Aotearoa
Photography Sam Hartnett
Gordon Bennett and Emily Karaka After the undercurrents
Artspace Aotearoa, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland30 January –
11 April 2026
Bringing together the work of Gordon Bennett and Aotearoa-based painter Emily Karaka, the duo-exhibition After the undercurrents highlights how both Bennett and Karaka draw on narratives of place, colonisation, popular culture, and Indigenous world views to explore ideas of struggle and belonging.
The exhibition After the undercurrents is curated by Ruth Buchanan, Kaitohu Director of Artspace Aotearoa. The show is presented in association with Te Ahurei Toi o Tamaki Auckland Arts Festival and with the support of Wesfarmers.
Gordon Bennett is internationally acclaimed as one of Australia’s most significant and critically engaged contemporary artists. He is recognised for his powerful perspectives on the post colonial experience, particularly in the Australian context, with much of his work mapping alternative histories and questioning racial categorisations and stereotypes.
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Installation view
Gordon Bennett, Emily Karaka
After the undercurrents, 2026
Artspace Aotearoa
Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, NZ
Courtesy the artist, the Estate of Gordon Bennett and Artspace Aotearoa
Photography Sam Hartnett
Installation view
Gordon Bennett, Emily Karaka
After the undercurrents, 2026
Artspace Aotearoa
Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, NZ
Courtesy the artist, the Estate of Gordon Bennett and Artspace Aotearoa
Photography Sam Hartnett
Installation view
Gordon Bennett, Emily Karaka
After the undercurrents, 2026
Artspace Aotearoa
Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, NZ
Courtesy the artist, the Estate of Gordon Bennett and Artspace Aotearoa
Photography Sam Hartnett
Installation view
Gordon Bennett, Emily Karaka
After the undercurrents, 2026
Artspace Aotearoa
Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, NZ
Courtesy the artist, the Estate of Gordon Bennett and Artspace Aotearoa
Photography Sam Hartnett
Installation view
Gordon Bennett, Emily Karaka
After the undercurrents, 2026
Artspace Aotearoa
Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, NZ
Courtesy the artist, the Estate of Gordon Bennett and Artspace Aotearoa
Photography Sam Hartnett
Installation view
Gordon Bennett, Emily Karaka
After the undercurrents, 2026
Artspace Aotearoa
Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, NZ
Courtesy the artist, the Estate of Gordon Bennett and Artspace Aotearoa
Photography Sam Hartnett
Installation view
Gordon Bennett, Emily Karaka
After the undercurrents, 2026
Artspace Aotearoa
Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, NZ
Courtesy the artist, the Estate of Gordon Bennett and Artspace Aotearoa
Photography Sam Hartnett
Installation view
Gordon Bennett, Emily Karaka
After the undercurrents, 2026
Artspace Aotearoa
Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, NZ
Courtesy the artist, the Estate of Gordon Bennett and Artspace Aotearoa
Photography Sam Hartnett
Installation view
Gordon Bennett, Emily Karaka
After the undercurrents, 2026
Artspace Aotearoa
Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, NZ
Courtesy the artist, the Estate of Gordon Bennett and Artspace Aotearoa
Photography Sam Hartnett