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Andrew Drummond room for Observation (detail) 2003. Mixed media. Reproduced courtesy of the artist. Photo: Brendan Lee
Andrew Drummond: Observation / Action / Reflection
14 May 2010 – 05 Sep 2010
Richard Aldworth Oliver The Māori Settlement, Purau Bay, Port Cooper 1850. Watercolour. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery, purchased with assistance from the Olive Stirrat Bequest 1983
From the collection The Maori Settlement, Purau Bay, Port Cooper
In 1850 the Māori fishing settlement at Purau Bay had only 10 inhabitants. The bay lies on the southern shore ...
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Best Awards Finalist
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu has been announced as a finalist in the 2010 Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Design Awards.
Bulletin Article
Ron Mueck Mask II 2002. Polyester resin, fibreglass, steel, plywood, synthetic hair, second edition, artist's proof. Private collection.
© Ron Mueck courtesy Anthony d'Offay, London
Shyness & Sculpture
Reporters like to begin their stories about Ron Mueck by noting that he is famously media-shy. Since television and newspapers thrive on personality, celebrity and ‘direct access' to the stars, journalists clearly feel it necessary to explain to their audiences that they won't be hearing from the artist himself. Beyond this, however, not much more gets said about Mueck's reluctance to talk. It's treated as a minor difficulty, something to be mentioned in passing before moving on to the artworks. And for that reason, surely it's not the kind of thing I should be bringing up in an official essay...
But I have a suspicion there's more to it.
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WORLD Factory of Ideas. Image courtesy Michael Ng.
New Zealand Fashion Design
8 September
As Te Papa's senior curator of history, Angela Lassig published New Zealand Fashion Design. She joins WORLD designer Francis Hooper to celebrate New Zealand fashion.
Multimedia
Film
Watch the installation of Andrew Drummond's Counter Rotating and Earthing Device and Viewing Device, Counter Rotating in the Gallery foyer in March 2010.
Audio
Listen to a welcome message from Jenny Harper, director of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu since 2006.
Blog post
Max's Gift
Having the opportunity to spend over a week in New York recently to work closely with the artist Max Gimblett and his studio assistants in making a selection from Max's extensive collection of works on paper for a gift to Christchurch Art Gallery rates as one of the highlights of my job as a curator.
