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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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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.
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White-out
The care of artworks is of the utmost importance here at Christchurch Art Gallery, so it's a strange feeling to 'destroy' an artwork.
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Extraction complete
It seems quite some time ago now – almost two years actually – since we were in the planning stages of the Andrew Drummond exhibition Observation, Action, Reflection.
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The future isn’t what it used to be
Nothing looks older today than yesterday's robots. Rewind through the history of science fiction and you'll find hundreds of robots to whom time has not been kind – creations that looked newer-than-new when they first emerged but now appear tragically tinny.