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Disruptive Landscapes: Contemporary Art from Japan
Quietly powerful and immersive video works revealing the politics behind our view of landscape.
John Vea: Ini Mini Mani Mou
Powerful new work examining the complexities of the immigration process in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Dear Shurrie
The art, influence and friendships of sculptor and teacher Francis Shurrock
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Ah, the good old days...
One of the strangest things about Christchurch's post-quake afterlife is how quiet and empty those once-bustling central city streets have become.
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Just because...
Obviously, there doesn't really need to be a reason for putting up an image as dazzling as this, but: today is National Poetry Day.
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A not-so-fond farewell
Whenever I see this painting by Michael Smither I'm struck by two things: how knowingly and accurately he conveys domestic life and how much I hate highchairs.
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New Gallery Space for Christchurch
Christchurch's visual artists have been doing it tough of late, but there's at least one bright spot on the horizon with the opening of a new gallery, Chambers@241, on 20 July.
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Sharks in the Water
Here in Christchurch, some motorists seem to be counteracting the challenges of earthquake-affected roading (bumps, potholes, closures, detours, decoratively-configured traffic cones) with a nifty new driving style.
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It's a very gourd sign
One painting I was very pleased to see again recently isn't from the Gallery's collection, but will be very familiar to many Christchurch people.
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Day Tripping?
There are many good reasons to visit Oxford, North Canterbury, but here are 117 more:
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Moon Illusion
The moon, particularly the full one, has been getting a bit of bad press lately in (questionable) relation to 'recent events' in Christchurch.