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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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Strange genius... in Palmy
'He might have incarnated from the dark side of the moon', wrote the Irish literary figure George Russell in 1929, 'Harry Clarke is one of the strangest geniuses of his time.' A recent visit to Palmerston North provided vivid evidence of Russell's claim...
Florence Akins 1906 - 2012
Florence Akins, an artist with a very long association with Canterbury art, passed away peacefully on 18 October, aged 106.
Light bulb moment
I thought nothing would beat the practicallty of the rubber vases, I was wrong...
Coming very soon and exclusive in NZ to the gallery shop the simple and yet brilliantly conceived LED Magic Bulb. Can be used as an emergency light during power failures and turns into a torch. Screw and bayonet fitting, 6 watt.
thirst quenchers
We enjoy the odd bottle of craft beer here at the Christchurch Art Gallery, especially when the labels have been created by our own staff.
Putting the temporary back into contemporary art
When we started working with Tjalling de Vries on his super-sized wall collage Tjalling is Innocent, we knew it wouldn't last forever...
Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite
Letterpress + wood-engraving + John Lennon + Sgt Peppers = a Beatles obsessive meets fine printing
Reconstruction: Conversations in a magazine
This weekend the Reconstruction: Conversations on a City exhibition on Worcester Boulevard closed. But that's far from the end for the show. We've had so many requests to turn it into a publication that we felt we really couldn't say no.