Featured Exhibition
Ron Mueck Wild man (detail) 2005. Polyester resin, fibreglass, silicone, aluminium, wood, horse hair, synthetic hair, ed. 1/1. McClelland Gallery + Sculpture Park, Langwarrin, purchased by the Elisabeth Murdoch Sculpture Foundation and The Balnaves Foundation 2008. © Ron Mueck courtesy Anthony d'Offay, London. Photo: Mark Ashkanasy
Ron Mueck
02 Oct 2010 – 23 Jan 2011
Ignace Henri Théodore Fantin-Latour Still Life (Flowers In A Vase) (detail). Oil on canvas. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu, purchased 1978
From the collection Still Life
Fantin-Latour was very much an academic painter who mainly produced still-life paintings of flowers and fruit. He had a studio ...
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Roger Boyce gallery is an ideal meeting space
The Roger Boyce exhibition, like the rest of the gallery, is closed to the public today.
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.
BulletinEvent
As a result of an earthquake, Christchurch Art Gallery is being used as Civil Defence headquarters. The Gallery is closed.
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
Emergency HQ
I'm keen to let you all know how Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu fared after the major earthquake here. It was a wild ride on Saturday, for sure, and it will take some time for parts of Christchurch to clean up. However, our Gallery has emerged unscathed as a building. In fact, we're so safe that we're being used as civil defence HQ at present.
