Come on Doll Face
Collage seems a useful metaphor for contemporary life in the digital age. A collage disrupts accepted meanings by taking found images clipped from their original context, then mixing them up and […]
Desire hath no rest
“No ideas but in things,” wrote American poet William Carlos Williams in 1946. As I talked to Vivien Atkinson, Petra Stueben and Kelly McDonald about their ornament/artefact exhibition at Toi […]
Histories of harm
Enjoy Public Art Gallery has been on the cultural landscape in Wellington since 2000. If you haven’t been there, it’s on level one at 147 Cuba Street, and was established […]
“What is suburban depravity?”
I was in a grey mood the afternoon I visited Yvonne Todd’s Creamy Psychology exhibition at City Gallery (on until 1 March). In the background of my day, a lover […]
Cups, plates and bowls
A couple of months ago, Raewyn Atkinson and I met at Golding’s to talk about her new work, currently on view at the Bowen Galleries. It was a light September […]
Arts — Toi Pōneke: Te Aro’s creative hub
Hidden in the depths of Wellington’s creative district lies a treasure trove of multi-talented people dedicated to the arts. The Toi Pōneke Arts Centre comprises two rather unassuming buildings on […]
At the Māori Art Market
Art markets and art fairs have been part of the international landscape of contemporary art for about 30 years. In Aotearoa they are a relatively new phenomenon — the Auckland […]
The Modest Modernists
When I worked at City Gallery Wellington in 2001, we borrowed some Janet Paul works for an exhibition from Kaye Roberts. Kaye ran the Brooker Gallery in Kelburn for many […]
I hereby resign as general manager of the universe
The City Gallery is at last living up to its promise. Former director Paula Savage had a big vision for the gallery and was instrumental in bringing in international exhibitions […]
Touchy feely
I first encountered Seung Yul Oh’s work at Te Papa six years ago. Four Oddooki 2008 pieces were installed in the sculpture court on the rooftop. Seung describes these large […]
