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On display
Christchurch Enso by Max Gimblett
Max Gimblett Christchurch Enso 2011 Ink on paper. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, The Max Gimblett and Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett Gift, 2011.
Art Bite
Past event
Meet at the front desk
Free
Join our guide coordinator Rebecca Ogle as she discusses Max Gimblett's Christchurch Enso in Max Gimblett: Ocean Wheel on the ground floor.
Art Bites are 30-minute lunchtime presentations on a single work on display, presented by our staff, guides and guest speakers.
There's a new Art Bite to enjoy each Friday at 12 noon (except during public and school holidays).
Related reading: Free event
Exhibition
Max Gimblett: Ocean Wheel
1 August – 15 November 2020
A selection from the Max Gimblett and Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett gift.
Collection
Max Gimblett Christchurch Enso
This work was created here at Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū when Max ran a sumi ink workshop in February 2011, just prior to the Canterbury earthquakes. Max gave the work its title before he flew out of the city on his long trip home to New York. Christchurch Enso offers a tranquil experience; the curved circle of the brushed ink could be read as protecting the city from the trauma of the earthquakes, like the encircling embrace of arms. Or we could see it as a reminder that life goes on even after great upheaval. (Max Gimblett: Ocean Wheel, 1 August – 15 November 2020)
Interview
Take the ‘A’ Train
Peter Vangioni: It’s late June, and you haven’t been outside for 16 weeks? Is that right? How are you and Barbara coping with the shelter in place order and are you able to work under these conditions?
Max Gimblett: Well, I’ve been out to put the garbage out twice a week—I cross the pavement and come back to the door. Some people are out there walking with their masks. Barbara is super cautious, you know because of our age, we can’t even come close to anybody. But we are doing very well in this lockdown, and have no plans to leave the loft.
