Exhibitions
Events
On display
Being Billy Apple
Billy Apple and Luke Wood in conversation, Smash Palace, Christchurch, 4 February, 2016
Film
Past event
Philip Carter Family Auditorium
Free
Billy Apple – the man, the artist, the brand.
Since the 1960s this iconic individual has been turning the art world on its head.
This film illuminates the practise of one of New Zealand's most controversial contemporary artists – Billy Apple. It shows his work in its international art context (particularly the historic development of conceptual art), introduces the artist – the ‘living work of art' – and explores how his life and work have become a brand.
In the early days of pop art and during the birth of the conceptual movement Billy Apple created works that were original, challenging, and controversial.
Run time: 70 mins
For more information about the film: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/beingbillyapple
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Notes
#mygreatbritten
We’re extremely pleased to have Billy Apple’s GREAT BRITTEN! exhibition at the Gallery. A celebration of the ingenuity of the bike’s builder, John Britten, that blurs the line between life and art, it’s drawing bike lovers and art lovers alike into the Gallery in droves. And it’s pretty clear that, although not everyone is up for building a superbike in their garage, lots of you really love your wheels.
Notes
World-famous Britten superbike comes to the Gallery
The record-setting superbike that stunned the world is coming to the Gallery as part of a new exhibition by acclaimed artist Billy Apple, with a special sneak-peek event happening this Thursday 14 July.
Notes
Petrol Heads
On a recent trip to Wellington to attend the excellent Van der Velden symposium at Te Papa I saw the Britten motorcycle on display and was instantly reminded of one exhibition that was in the pipeline here at Christchurch Art Gallery prior to the big shakes, an exhibition that involved Billy Apple and the Britten motorcycle titled Great Britten!
Interview
Fly Shit on the Windscreen
In February 2016, Bulletin sent graphic designer and motorbike enthusiast Luke Wood to sit down with artist Billy Apple to discuss bikes, and in particular the Britten V1000. Designed and built in Christchurch by John Britten, the V1000 is the star of Apple’s new exhibition, Great Britten! A Work by Billy Apple. The following extracts were taken from the conversation.
