What’s On
Leo Bensemann: Paradise Garden
A collection of Leo Bensemann’s extraordinary Mohua Golden Bay landscape paintings.
Edwards + Johann: Mutabilities—propositions to an unknown universe
Transformation, unpredictability and magic happen when unrelated worlds meet.
He Kapuka Oneone – A Handful of Soil
Exploring the relationship between tākata and whenua – people and land – through Aotearoa New Zealand’s art history.
Open 7 days, 10am - 5pm
Late night Wednesday until 9pm
Free entry, free wifi
Exhibition
Xin Cheng and Eleanor Cooper: The rustling wind reminds me of life on Earth
Artists Xin Cheng and Eleanor Cooper are interested in ecosystems and everyday resourcefulness.
Exhibition
Steve Carr: In Bloom
Bronze-cast tyres and living plants present a contrast in materials, reflecting on states of permanence and change.
Notes
A Quick Q&A with James Oram
Over lockdown, Ōtautahi artist James Oram made a new work for our online exhibition Spheres: An Online Video Project. I asked him a few questions about the making of the work, which is up on our website until the end of October.
Exhibition
Spheres: An Online Video Project
An online series of moving image works exploring social distance and personal environments including works from Xin Cheng, John Chrisstoffels, Conor Clarke, Ronnie van Hout, Sonya Lacey, Janet Lilo, Sione Monu, James Oram, Nova Paul, Bridget Reweti, Sriwhana Spong and Matavai Taulangau.
Exhibition
Touching Sight: Conor Clarke, Emma Fitts, Oliver Perkins
New photography, textiles and painting from three Ōtautahi artists.
Notes
Spheres: An Online Video Project
Over the past few weeks, I have been working with fellow curator Nathan Pohio on an online video project that we’ve called Spheres. I’ve only recently joined the Gallery, so it’s been helpful to have something to focus on from home as well as a reason to be in touch with some interesting artists.
Exhibition
Dane Mitchell: Post Hoc
Dane Mitchell’s Post hoc conjures the ghosts of our past, calling up millions of lost, extinct and obsolete things.
Exhibition
Māori Moving Image: An Open Archive
This dynamic exhibition explores the history of Māori artists who have used animation, film and video as a medium.
My Favourite
Peter Roche's Untitled 2011
Since I moved to Christchurch quite recently, I don’t have a particular old friend in the collection that I miss spending time with. However, I do have fond memories of my first visit to Christchurch as a University of Otago student during the summer holidays.