Kā Kaupapa o te Wā
What’s On
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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Ka tuwhera ki te 9pm i kā pō Wenerei
Open 7 days, 10am - 5pm
Late night Wednesday until 9pm
Uruka utukore, ahokore utukore
Free entry, free wifi
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Patrick Hanly in print
Ron Sang publications have produced another magnificent New Zealand art book
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Life imitates... well, you know
Are repair works in Christchurch becoming so extreme that they could start to compete with contemporary art? It's a nice thought.
Exhibition
Justene Williams: She Came Over Singing Like a Drainpipe Shaking Spoon Infused Mixers
Australian artist Justene Williams uses performance and ephemeral materials to produce a sensory overload of shapes, patterns and colours in the vibrantly theatrical video work.
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Animals
The Gallery's Registration department keeps a close watch on our collection of art, with regular audits to make sure all is as it should be.
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Letter from America
Our colleague Nathan Pohio is having a rare old time in Sante Fe, New Mexico.
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“Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.”
I have to agree with Edgar Degas.
The finishing touches to our new shop are up and they look great (thanks to our designer, Peter Bray).
Article
Good game, but is it art
Like any young medium, video games increasingly find themselves the subject of that age old question: is it art? Play itself has a strong presence in the artworld, from Yoko Ono's all-white chess set Play It By Trust to the amusing interactions possible with Franz West's Adaptives, but video games are often regarded with suspicion. Aren't they all just shooting and looting? And even if they're not, how can you tell if they're art?
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Round up
Life has been very hectic here at Christchurch Art Gallery over the past few weeks so here's a quick round up of our latest Outer Spaces offerings.