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Raymond McIntyre: A Modernist View
Dynamic and progressive paintings and woodcuts from one of Aotearoa’s New Zealand foremost modernist artists.
Living Archives
Archives that tell stories about artists and history in Aotearoa
Whāia te Taniwha
Māori artists consider the enduring relevance of taniwha in Aotearoa.
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Head by Tony de Lautour
This article first appeared as 'Crackle, buzz and hum' in The Press on 28 June 2013
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Progress
Did I hear the sound of birdsong? A Beethoven sonata? No it was the sweet, sweet sound of progress from somewhere deep in the basement...
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Lisbon
After Venice I went to Lisbon - the first time I'd visited Portugal. It was a special treat staying right next door to Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, the home of Portugese historical art.
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Follow up
I wrote a post about the old Kiwi bacon building in Colombo Street back in February 2012.
Collection
John Gould, Henry Richter Spatula variegata (Kuruwhengi / Anas rhynchotis variegata / New Zealand Shoveler)
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Countdown
These are the exhibitions that were on at the Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū and its predecessor the Robert McDougall Art Gallery, 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 years ago this month
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I Enter the Pyramid
When I was younger, my father had always told me about this one pyramid in Egypt. It had held a beautiful vase which cost millions of dollars. And the person who had it would be famous.....