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Empress Eugénie
The Gallery library has received a new book about the art collection of Empress Eugénie, wife of Emperor Napoléon III.
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A quick round
With our own doors still closed, I recently did the rounds of a few Christchurch Galleries seeking an art fix.
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What's going on in Sydenham?
Your father or grandfather probably had one. Maybe you've created one of your own. Possibly there's one on a wall at home, left there by a previous owner.
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Ugly beauty
Ugly beauty came over me like a thrilling rash.
Ugly beauty warmed me like a slap on the face.
Ugly beauty helped me rise above the crowd
and even if it meant sitting on the face
of the hunchback of Notre Dame
I quickly got over the obsolete shame.
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Sweeeeet Manuka Honey
On it goes in Sydenham today. Tomorrow we introduce the artist. (On rollers: Chris, Sean, Simon, Scott, Nathan and Ben. And cheers Simon and John for the photos.)
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Vital statistics
I'm just back from Sydenham, where the big grey wall I mentioned yesterday is receiving its first layer of Resene Manuka Honey. Nothing like the sight of paint rolling out to warm an art-starved curator's heart.