What’s On
Leo Bensemann: Paradise Garden
A collection of Leo Bensemann’s extraordinary Mohua Golden Bay landscape paintings.
He Kapuka Oneone – A Handful of Soil
Our new collection exhibition is now open.
Edith Amituanai and Sione Tuívailala Monū: Toloa Tales
New video works trace migratory threads across Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa as the artists return to their ancestral homeland.
Open 7 days, 10am - 5pm
Late night Wednesday until 9pm
Free entry, free wifi
Notes
Thorndon Hotelier tips hat to Hotere and Culbert
Saw this interesting display in the foyer of a Thorndon hotel the other day which immediately reminded me of one of New Zealand's great art collaborations.
Exhibition
Fernbank Studio: away past elsewhere
A selection of hand-printed books from Wellington's Fernbank Studio.
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To the memory of Julian Dashper
One of the highlights for staff over the eight or so years that the Christchurch Art Gallery was open prior to the shakes was the opportunity to work alongside Julian Dashper on his exhibition To The Unknown New Zealander.
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It's been a long long long time
Brilliant interview with Richard Hamilton discussing his Beatles White Album record cover design below. Pop art meets pop music.
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This must be the place
Make sure you get down to Sophie Scott's exhibition This Must Be The Place, which is currently on show at Artbox.
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Flood in Otira Gorge by John Gibb
This article first appeared as 'Stormy weather' in The Press on 26 April 2013.
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Death and the woodcutter by Leo Bensemann
This article first appeared as 'Death mastered' in The Press on 28 March 2013.
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Godley House, Diamond Harbour by Margaret Stoddart
This article first appeared as 'Stoddart's summer' in The Press on 15 February 2013.
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To the Castle, Corfe by Frances Hodgkins
This article first appeared as 'Cultural capital' in The Press on 7 December 2012.