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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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Ten good reasons to visit 209 Tuam Street
Ten good reasons to visit our new digs on the first floor at 209 Tuam Street (opening March 21).
Lincoln
To the fine city of Lincoln to see what has become of the High Bridge since Eleanor Hughes drew it in 1905.
International Book Day
I was lucky enough to recently acquire my own copy of one my favourite books, Rodney Wilson's two-volume, case bound Catalogue Raisonne of Petrus van der Velden.
Into the white
'The white cube.' It's copped a lot of artcritophilostorical flak over the past couple of decades. Ever since, in fact, Brian O'Doherty wrote his still wonderful series of essays gathered in the book Inside the White Cube. (Haven't read it? Do.)
Harvest
One of my favourite drives in the South Island is along the Motueka Valley Highway past Pangatotara and on to Motueka and Riwaka - not only for the stunning landscape and beautiful Tasman Bay beyond but also for the amazing hop gardens that predominate in the area.
Mirror image
While in Rome, I thought I'd take a look at the original, by Carlo Saraceni, of this work from our collection...
Jekyll and Hyde
If you enjoyed viewing Jason Greig's work in the exhibition De Lautour / Greig / Hammond, which is on now at the Christchurch Art Gallery's space at NG on Madras street, then make sure you don't miss his exhibition Jekyll and Hyde currently running at SOFA Gallery at the University of Canterbury School of Fine Arts.
Here today....
It's a strange truism of exhibition installation that sometimes in order to set a show up, you need to first knock a wall down.