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Made in the Pacific: A Collection of Tāoga
A selection of Pacific tāoga from the Canterbury Museum in conversation with contemporary artworks that highlight the continued strength in culture and traditional art forms.
Mark Adams: A Survey | He Kohinga Whakaahua
A comprehensive survey spanning the artist's career.
Ana Iti: Ngahere Behind a Pile of Metal
An immersive installation considering the legacies of deforestation and significance of kauri trees.
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Article
Success to Excess
Several early British portraits in the Gallery’s collection depict sitters whose identity is as yet unknown; pleasingly, their number has been reduced in recent years. One painting in particular—previously titled Portrait of a Gentleman in a Blue Jacket and Embroidered Waistcoat — is greatly enriched by having the story of a specific human life attached to it. It is also unexpectedly linked to other portraits in the collection.
Exhibition
Yvonne Todd: The Wall of Man
A collection of apparently straightforward corporate photographic portraits, the type usually seen in company boardrooms or annual reports, becomes increasingly puzzling in its intent.
Exhibition
Bryce Galloway: Untitled (Hair Transposal Video)
The viewer becomes disbelieving voyeur as the artist determinedly, unselfconsciously and almost convincingly disguises his own male pattern baldness with freshly-cropped chest hair.
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Maori whare and tiki design by Doris Tutill
This article first appeared as 'Grand design' in The Press on 1 March 2013.
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Across the plains by Viola Macmillan Brown Notariello
This article first appeared as 'Her own voice' in The Press on 23 November 2012.
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Untitled by Meindert Hobbema
This article first appeared as 'Dutch treat' in The Press on 12 April 2013.
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The Queen's visit by Ivy Fife
This article first appeared as 'Hello and goodbye' in The Press on 5 October 2012.
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Cathedral Square, Christchurch by John Mills Thomasson
This article first appeared in The Press on 25 January 2013.
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Portrait of the poet Edmund Waller after Cornelius Johnson
This article first appeared as 'A poet in our midst' in The Press on 31 May 2013.
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Ruth Lowinsky by Eric Gill
This article first appeared as 'An oblique profile' in The Press on 12 July 2013.