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Quake brain, van der Velden-style
As might be expected, the Gallery's collection is primarily made up of complete works; prepared, resolved and sent on their way, as ready as they'll ever be for public exposure.
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Going home in the dark
On a balmy night last week Nathan Pohio and myself were making our way home through the city streets only to be greeted by this great big backlit monolith being torn apart by a nibbler.
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Angels and Aristocrats
Blair Jackson and I attended the opening of Angels & Aristocrats at Dunedin Public Art Gallery on Friday 27 April. It's spectacular.
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One way traffic
Madras Street is open again! And we're very pleased about that, as the front door to our Outer Spaces gallery upstairs at NG happens to be on the one-way heading north, so it's even easier for you to get there and see Breathing Space.
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Leo Bensemann's centenary
Today is the centenary of the birth of Canterbury artist Leo Bensemann and Peter Simpson, Leo's biographer, has contributed an insightful article on the Christchurch Art Gallery's collection of Leo Bensmann's work which you can read here.
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Tea Mr Shifter?
Gallery staff shifted back into their offices this week. We'll be shifting again soon, but that's another whole story.
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People in glasshouses
A few days ago, there were lots of little bits of glass and metal strewn (in a highly systematic way) across the floor of our NG gallery space.
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Attack of the Stymphalian birds
"Dealing with network executives is like being nibbled to death by ducks" said the American news journalist Eric Sevareid (1912 - 1992).