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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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Speaker/Movie of the Month
Thérèse Angelo: Canterbury Cultural Collections Recovery Centre at the Air Force Museum
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Christchurch Art Gallery Facade
A giant spaceship landed on a plateau
The reflection of a tornado.
An ocean of transparent glass waves
A sleeping dragon lying on the ground
An ice block kissed by the sun, beaming!
The inner can see you outside.
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Sunspots
Andrew Drummonds spectacular Viewing Device, Counter Rotating was hanging in the foyer on Feb 22, 2011.
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Jess Johnson interview
After the installation of Jess Johnson's latest exhibition Wurm Whorl Narthex at 209 Tuam Street, Justin Paton caught up with Jess for a talk about her practice, the exhibition, Hell, and where she's off to next.
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Ronnie Van Hout - Comin' Down
Early on Tuesday 30 April 2013, ten days before our 10th Birthday, Christchurch icon Ronnie Van Hout met up with a couple of crane operators and the gallery team, to install a new artwork entitled Comin' Down, on the roof of 209 Tuam Street.
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Why Gnomes Came To Christchurch and Why They Stayed
'John, Robert, I have a job for you.' The male human looks small and puny next to my brother's large frame. He continues, undaunted by our size. 'How would you like to get a job in the city? The pay is good, and you wouldn't need to do anything other than stand still and let people stare at you.'