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Gallery
We had three great exhibitions on display in February. De-Building, Van der Velden: Otira and Leo Bensemann: A Fantastic Art Venture all opened within three weeks of the earthquake, and all three had their runs cut very short.
If you didn't get the chance to see them in the flesh we'll be putting as much of each exhibition online as we can over the next few weeks, but all three also had beautiful publications available to buy. Why not pick one (or three) up online from the Gallery Shop. Maybe it's not quite the same as seeing the real thing, but you can read them in bed.
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Exhibition
Pressed Letters: Fine Printing in New Zealand Since 1975
30 August – 11 October 2012
An exhibition presenting some of the finest examples of letterpress printing produced in New Zealand from 1975 to the present.
Exhibition
De-Building
5 February – 22 February 2011
Sculptural surprises and architectural double-takes by renowned contemporary artists. De-Building is inspired by a moment usually hidden from viewers – when an exhibition ends and the 'de-build' begins. View it online
Exhibition
Leo Bensemann: A Fantastic Art Venture
11 February – 22 February 2011
A comprehensive retrospective of the influential Canterbury artist and designer Leo Bensemann, who was at the centre of a dynamic revival in New Zealand art in the mid-twentieth century.
Exhibition
Van der Velden: Otira
11 February – 22 February 2011
This exhibition brings together a comprehensive selection of Van der Velden's paintings portraying the wild, untouched natural beauty of the Otira region's mountainous landscape.