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What’s On
Edith Collier: Early New Zealand Modernist
A rare opportunity to view the work of one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most adventurous and experimental modernist artists.
Made in the Pacific: A Collection of Tāoga
A selection of Pacific tāoga from the Canterbury Museum in conversation with contemporary artworks that highlight the continued strength in culture and traditional art forms.
Mark Adams: A Survey | He Kohinga Whakaahua
A comprehensive survey spanning the artist's career.
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Who watches the watchmen?
John Robert Godley (1814–1861) and William Rolleston (1831–1903), two key players in the history of Christchurch, both tumbled off their perches on 22 February.
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Road works ahead
Like a little boy picking scabs, the Gallery's skin is being removed at strategic points to see just what is going on underneath.
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The Easy Ride
Cycling is still one of the easiest way to get round the inner suburbs of Christchurch after the run of recent earthquakes, but you have to have your wits about you.
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New Gallery Space for Christchurch
Christchurch's visual artists have been doing it tough of late, but there's at least one bright spot on the horizon with the opening of a new gallery, Chambers@241, on 20 July.
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The ghost of studios past
In preparation for the next issue of Bulletin, Gallery photographer John and I have been out photographing some of the local artists who will be taking part in Rolling Maul when we reopen.
Collection
Tony Fomison Hill top watcher
This painting represents, perhaps, a reimagining of Aotearoa New Zealand’s pre-history, a storied time when mountains and rivers were characters with volition and destiny. The horned skull figure is not quite dead and not quite alive, its eye sockets gloomy caverns in the hillside, its hunched shoulders the hill’s steep bluffs. Tony Fomison grew up in Ōtautahi / Christchurch. The harsh southern landscapes were a constant presence in his work, even after his move to Tāmakimakaurau / Auckland in 1973. “I came from the South Island, and the South Island I must mention! Yes your mountains still pile up on my thoughts!” he said.
(Te Wheke, 2020)
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Flying Flywheels
Leo Bensemann's Diadem platen press being transported from the Gallery back to its home at the Ferrymead Printing Society today.
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This sinner is saved!
There was a full house at The Brewery last night for The End is at Hand gig, featuring Reverend Beatman from Switzerland and Christchurch's Delaney Davidson.
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Sharks in the Water
Here in Christchurch, some motorists seem to be counteracting the challenges of earthquake-affected roading (bumps, potholes, closures, detours, decoratively-configured traffic cones) with a nifty new driving style.