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Which Māori artist's provocative 1988 exhibition 'Choice!' at the Auckland City Art Gallery, featuring mannequins dressed in missionary clothes with Māori carvings, confronted colonial narratives head-on?

Answer: Michael Parekowhai — Michael Parekowhai's early works challenged racial stereotypes and colonial legacies; he would later represent Aotearoa at the 2011 Venice Biennale with his grand installation 'On First Looking into Chapman's Homer'.

Michael Parekowhai's early works challenged racial stereotypes and colonial legacies; he would later represent Aotearoa at the 2011 Venice Biennale with his grand installation 'On First Looking into Chapman's Homer'.

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