Heavy-metal crochet

Heavy-metal crochet

Whoever's renting wire-mesh fencing in Christchurch must be smiling all way to the money machine. Thousands of panels still line the inner-city red zones, and it doesn't look like they'll be disappearing any time soon.

Toy Love

Toy Love

Big congratualtions to Toy Love on their New Zealand Herald Legacy Award, which was presented to the band at the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards last week. 

Kirkham Priory

Kirkham Priory

Continuing the tour of Yorkshire, I next sought out Kirkham Priory.

Christchurch - get ready to have your colours done...

Christchurch - get ready to have your colours done...

Melbourne-based artist Ash Keating is in town and is preparing to launch an all-out assault on concrete blandness with waterbombs, fire extinguishers, weed throwers and other paint-propelling devices.

All things must pass

All things must pass

Last Friday evening saw two Christchurch noise bands take to the rooftop of the Physics Room building on Tuam street to perform a short set to the wider cbd and anyone who cared to listen.

Artist fires colour into the Central City

Artist fires colour into the Central City

You are all invited to come and watch an explosive work of art take shape in the central city between 9am and 1pm this Saturday.

Staithes

Staithes

Staithes is a village on the North Yorkshire coast, a few miles north of Whitby and surprisingly close to the industrial sprawl of Teesside.

Build it, and they will come

Build it, and they will come

After Feb 2011 we became the shop with no gallery. Now we are the shop with no street. Confused?

Creepy Spidey

Creepy Spidey

On a recent holiday in Sydney I visited the Museum of Contemporary Art. With its stunning location over-looking the Opera House and Harbour Bridge, the sculpture terrace on the top floor is a great place to enjoy a coffee and slice of cake.

Ugly babies

Ugly babies

Let's face it, not all babies are beautiful.

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