What’s On
Marilynn Webb: Folded in the Hills
A major survey exhibition of Ngāpuhi, Te Roroa and Ngāti Kahu artist Marilynn Webb.
From Here on the Ground
Populated places and cityscapes converge with backyards, factories and remote railway stops. Open now!
Cora-Allan: Encountering Aotearoa
A major body of new work that considers the whenua from the vantage point of the moana.
Open 7 days, 10am - 5pm
Late night Wednesday until 9pm
Free entry, free wifi
Notes
Why are you a painter and not another kind of artist?
'I just like the process of painting. I like remaking images in paint...'
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Not-so-young guns
They say auction houses are becoming more powerful, but this is really spooky.
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Talk to the bat
The US President Theodore Roosevelt famously said that politicians on the world stage should 'speak softly and carry a big stick'. And on the evidence of this photo, you might think that Sean Duxfield, whose arm this is, has decided to follow Teddy's advice in committing his duties as Exhibitions and Collections team leader. 'Problem? Talk to the bat.'
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It’s the little things
I've never forgotten the story an Australian friend once told me about James Mollison, the former director of the National Gallery of Australia and National Gallery of Victoria.
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What they did with Christchurch cathedral
Lunchtime on a shining summer's day and you head for the ruin of Christchurch Cathedral. If you get there by twelve you can usually nab one of the bench seats along the back wall, where sun buckets down through the long-gone roof and warms the stonework behind you.
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Steeple people
Having just come back to Christchurch after seven months overseas, I've been clocking up plenty of where's-it-gone and what-went-there and where-the-hell-am-I moments.
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Heavy-metal crochet
Whoever's renting wire-mesh fencing in Christchurch must be smiling all way to the money machine. Thousands of panels still line the inner-city red zones, and it doesn't look like they'll be disappearing any time soon.
Exhibition
Justene Williams: She Came Over Singing Like a Drainpipe Shaking Spoon Infused Mixers
Australian artist Justene Williams uses performance and ephemeral materials to produce a sensory overload of shapes, patterns and colours in the vibrantly theatrical video work.