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Kisses for the gallery
We always like it when a story about the gallery gets onto the front page of The Press. We'd only managed twice in the last five years before last week, but we've featured twice in the last two weeks with Outer Spaces! (In the second edition of Thursday's Press the story had slipped to page 3 – still an excellent spot.)
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Opening postponed
Okay, it's officially horrible outside. We've reluctantly decided that is would be best to postpone the opening of Wayne Youle's Sydenham mural until Monday at 4pm.
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Fabriqué en Chine
The musée du quai Branly in Paris is currently showing the exhibition Māori: leur trésors ont une âme. Spotted among the exhibition related merchandise in the museum shop was this enticing Māori boomerang.
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Nearly there...
Every shadow's in place, and the guys are now busy painting a giant screwhead onto each one. That should hold them in place nicely...
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Don Driver 1930-2011
Our thoughts go out to the family of Don Driver, one of New Zealand's most respected artists, who recently passed away.
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Justin Paton appointed curator of New Zealand's presentation at the 2013 Venice Biennale
Christchurch Art Gallery senior curator Justin Paton has been appointed curator of New Zealand's presentation at the 2013 Venice Biennale. Deputy commissioner will be Massey University's head of fine arts, Heather Galbraith.
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Focused
Rudolf Gopas, who was born on 13 December in 1913, is perhaps best known for his expressionist paintings.
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Letting art go
Among other things, art galleries are life support systems for fragile objects. Using acid-free paper, humidity controls, security systems and all the rest, they try to extend indefinitely the life expectancy of artworks.
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Is there a doctor in the house?
Gerrit Dou's The Physician is a favourite work in our collection: