Max Gimblett

Having the opportunity to spend over a week in New York recently to work closely with the artist Max Gimblett and his studio assistants in making a selection from Max's extensive collection of works on paper for a gift to Christchurch Art Gallery rates as one of the highlights of my job as a curator.

This article first appeared as 'Mighty kauris inspired McCahon' in The Press on 10 February 2015.

This article first appeared as 'A visible means of support' in The Press on 26 September 2014.

How often have you stood in front of an art work and wondered how the artist did that?

Staff here at the Gallery have enjoyed finally getting the opportunity to see Dust, Smoke and Rainbows (2013), a major new painting gifted by Shane Cotton, which was brought out of storage to be photographed recently.

We've got tasty art all wrapped up down at ArtBox.

This article appeared as 'Divine Innovation' in the The Press on 31 August 2012.

The waning sun and lowering weather have one nice side-effect, which is to create the perfect conditions for viewing Peter Stichbury's backlit billboard NDE, newly installed on Worcester Boulevard.

English artist Sarah Lucas was installing her show in Two Rooms, Auckland, when the 22 February earthquake struck.

In early 2010 Max Gimblett announced his intention to give the Gallery a substantial gift of works on paper. The only complication was that someone had to go and select them...

We've all heard the stories about confusions occurring on the edge where art meets life. The London cleaning lady, for instance, who threw out hundreds of cigarette butts that turned out to be a Damien Hirst. Naturally, no self-respecting gallery professional wants to see their favourite artworks confused with mere stuff.