Art New Zealand

Ko ratou, ko tatou—On other-ness, usness, an exhibition that pays homage to the New Zealand Muslim community, was set to open on the anniversary of the Christchurch mosque shootings. But then lockdown happened. When Northart reopened, I attended the

Jeff Thomson has so much old roofing iron and metal in his Helensville workshop/studio/warehouse that, a few years back, he was accused by local residents of interrupting the television reception in the area. The size of a small stadium, his iron-cla

With her new exhibition Inheritance, Hannah Kidd’s practice has evolved from primarily depicting animals, often in a light-hearted and accessible way, to a concern with objects that carry the weight of the past. This new direction was inspired by an

By identifying as a Samoan artist, Fatu Feu’u has helped secure his position as a leading figure in Pacific art. He has acquired chiefly status in his home village, honours and major commissions; yet, the price he has paid is that he is not ranked as

At 80 years old and with a distinguished artistic career now stretching to more than six decades behind him, Mervyn Williams has boldly entered a new phase of development with Late Harvest, an exhibition of sculptures, along with selected earlier wor

‘The Maori people have, by virtue of long residence in a temperate climate, diverged considerably from the other branches of the Polynesian Race in their arts and crafts,’ wrote anthropologist, museum director and politician Sir Te Rangi Hiroa in his

Oracles brings together two Oceanic perspectives of contemporary postcolonialism by addressing precolonial culture. This multidisciplinary exhibition pairs Pati Solomona Tyrell and Christian Thompson, displaying two queer artists who both celebrate a

After two hours on the sculpture trail at Brick Bay visitors often exclaim to the staff and management, the birdlife is incredible! The trees are outstanding! According to co-owner Richard Didsbury, this is a little disheartening. ‘After all the effo

On a clear day in Whanganui you can see Mount Ruapehu glowing in the distance, keeping a watchful eye over the Whanganui River as it makes its way from the mountains to the sea. Tia Huia Ranginui (Ngati Hine Oneone) grew up near Koriniti—one of the s

At the Elam School of Art’s end-of-year prize-giving in 1937, Betty Aislabie and Gennaro Nigro were awarded first and second respectively for Still Life Painting, as well as a second equal and a commendation for Painting from Life.1 Similarly, the fo

I had read Katherine Mansfield and Sylvia Ashton-Warner and Hal had a job at the Otago University so we bundled up the kids, sold everything and left for New Zealand.1 Els Noordhof On arrival in this country in early 1967, Dutch-born artist Els Noord

London. Diana Vreeland, editor of Vogue, declared London ‘the most swinging city in the world at the moment’. The moment being 1965. ‘Swinging’ didn’t yet denote casual sexual coupling and decoupling, so much as ’jazz inflected’ because —‘it don’t me