Out of Place – when the rules no longer apply

Out of Place – when the rules no longer apply

Four artists with Christchurch connections consider what's possible when the usual rules around our relationship with structure no longer apply, in the latest exhibition in our Rolling Maul series.

Extended opening hours for Michael Parekowhai installation

Extended opening hours for Michael Parekowhai installation

Our presentation of internationally-renowned New Zealand artist Michael Parekowhai's On First Looking into Chapman's Homer has proved so popular amongst Christchurch residents that its opening hours will now be extended.

Worth the wait

Worth the wait

The balcony has become the favourite spot for Gallery managers to marvel at the queue for admission to the Ron Mueck show.

Ron Mueck comments

Ron Mueck comments

We've put a comments book in the Ron Mueck show where visitors have expressed their pleasure, and in a few cases their disquiet. My favourite comment is "It looked scary but wasn't" which is in fact rather a profound thought.

Ron Mueck is nearly here

Ron Mueck is nearly here

A major exhibition by internationally renowned sculptor Ron Mueck will open at Christchurch Art Gallery this October.

L’Art Décoratif Théâtral Moderne

A new exhibition of stage and costume designs by Russian avant-garde artists Natal'ya Goncharova and Mikhail Larionov opens this month.

Provocations: The work of Christine Webster

Provocations: The work of Christine Webster

Complex, theatrical and fearless, the unsettling photography of renowned UK-based New Zealand artist Christine Webster will go on display next month.

Joyce Campbell: LA Botanical and Last Light

Joyce Campbell: LA Botanical and Last Light

From this weekend, two bodies of work by New Zealand artist Joyce Campbell will be on display in the Gallery.