Imperial loot in a small-town gallery in New Zealand? The curious case of Gore’s ‘Benin bronzes’
- Written by: Jonathan Barrett, Associate Professor in Commercial Law and Taxation, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Benin bronze sculptures, part of an exhibition in Germany in 2021.GettyImagesThe Southland town of Gore is best known for its giant statue of a brown trout and the Golden Guitars country music festival. But the town’s Eastern Southland Gallery (ESG) also hosts one of the country’s most remarkable and eclectic art collections –...