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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.
E tuwhera ana te wharetoi i kā rā e 7 o te wiki, 10am - 5pm
Ka tuwhera ki te 9pm i kā pō Wenerei
Open 7 days, 10am - 5pm
Late night Wednesday until 9pm
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Free entry, free wifi
Notes
Helping out
As well as working at the Gallery, staff have been out in the field, helping colleagues and members of the art community.
Collection
Derek Henderson Settlement Road, Otira, West Coast, 6.30pm, 27th February 2004
Photographer Derek Henderson’s 2004 road trip along the West Coast of the South Island included a visit to Otira. In many ways the resulting photographic essay, titled The Terrible Boredom of Paradise, follows in the footsteps of colonial travellers and contemporary tourists. But rather than focusing his attention on the grandeur and majesty of the Otira Gorge, Henderson focuses on the mundane – a humble railway cottage at the Otira township. However, the densely forested mountain slopes still dominate the background, while rust patches on the Datsun in the foreground hint at the dominance nature wields over manufactured objects. (Van der Velden: Otira, February 2100)
