Mondrian's last chrysanthemum

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Mondrian's last chrysanthemum

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Collection

Te Papa Collections Online

Description

Text originally created for Michael Parekowhai, Colin McCahon, Jim Allen exhibition at Te Papa, August - September 2012. Colin McCahon was preoccupied by the threat of nuclear war. Here, he depicts the moment of impact – an explosion turning the sky a fiery red. Below, we see the outcome – darkness and smoky grey rubble. The word ‘ash’ recalls President Kennedy’s famous 1962 speech about the possibility of nuclear war: ‘the fruits of victory would be ashes in our mouth’. The painting is nam...

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Image

Date created

1976

Creator

Colin McCahon

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/919568

Related subjects

Landscapes (Representations) / painting / acrylic paint / paper / hardboard / paintings / Abstract / Nuclear war / Auckland

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