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We shall rise again like a phoenix from the ashes… the same but different by Wayne Youle
Wayne Youle We shall rise again like a phoenix from the ashes… the same but different 2015 Enamel on black graphite. Private collection, Wellington
Art Bite
Past event
Meet in the exhibition
Free
Join art critic and writer Warren Feeney as he discusses We shall rise again like a phoenix from the ashes… the same but different in Wayne Youle: Look Mum No Hands on the first floor.
*Please note Felicity Milburn's art bite on If Dad says no, ask mum and if she says no ask your majesty has been rescheduled for Friday 19 May.
Art Bites are 30-minute lunchtime presentations on a work on display, presented by our staff, guides and guest speakers.
There's a new Art Bite to enjoy each Friday at 12.30pm.
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Exhibition
Wayne Youle: Look Mum No Hands
3 September 2017
Full to the brim with high energy, sharp-witted artmaking
Collection
Wayne Youle The Saviour
In the weeks and months that followed the devastating earthquake on 22 February 2011, many Christchurch people looked in vain for a ‘hero on a white horse’ to lead the city out of crisis. Galloping creakily to nowhere, Wayne Youle’s riderless Saviour punctures the notion of a knight in shining armour. Instead, it emphasises his belief that this city’s salvation lies in the hands of ordinary people: all those who stayed – through choice or necessity – and contributed to the recovery in countless, unsung ways.
(Unseen: The Changing Collection, 18 December 2015 – 19 June 2016)
Artist Profile
Wayne Youle: Look Mum No Hands
He’s been called a cultural prankster, an agent provocateur and a bullshit artist (that last description came from his dad, but it was bestowed – he’s pretty sure – with love). While we’re at it, add ‘serial pun merchant’ to that list; in art, as in conversation, Wayne Youle can spot a good one-liner a mile off and has never knowingly left an entendre undoubled.