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Print Archive: Endless Permanence
Matthew Galloway and Mohamed Sleiman Labat on phosphate extraction and food sovereignty in the Western Sahara.
“When does one thing become another?”
Zac Langdon-Pole on the malleability of history, chimeras and hybrids — on the occasion of his recently exhibited work Chimera, included in this year’s Sculpture on the Gulf.
Crawling into my mother’s belly
Yeonjae Choi on her current exhibition at Window Gallery, in conversation with curators Hugo Primbs and JingCheng Zhao.
Catherine Boddy and Heather Brennan Evans x The Art Paper
Olivia Renouf visits the Catherine Boddy and Heather Brennan Evans x The Art Paper fashion show. We speak to the designers.
“Soon enough, I will feel the same way about myself right now as I did in the past”
We talk to Savannah Mattyasovszky about her presentation maybe twelve-year-old me would think i’m cool, recently shown at ST PAUL St Gallery as part of the Master of Visual Arts Graduating Exhibition.
“A Book from a Friend I Don’t Speak to Anymore”
We talk to Isabella Dampney on the occasion of her recent presentation A Child of Divorce at ST PAUL St Gallery as part of the Master of Visual Arts Graduating Exhibition.
Meet Ming Ranginui
Ming Ranginui is an artist whose recent practice explores fantasy and illusions in our turbulent times, creating satin sculptures manifest in “impractical but impactful ways.” Here, we chat to Ming about the works in her current exhibition Late to the Ball at Season Aotearoa.
Meet Iann An
Iann An is an artist based in Tāmaki Makaurau whose practice explores the vulnerability and frailty of being human. Her works subvert the idea of a polished, flawless body, seeking to dismantle socially constructed notions of being 'healthy', 'able' or 'perfect'.
Spin Cycle
Megan Dunn interviews Olivia Erlanger on Pergusa (Gris) (2022), included in The Mermaid Chronicles at Adam Art Gallery Te Pataka Toi.
Meet Denise Porter-Howland
On 12 August, Denise Porter-Howland’s pop-up, Born Slippy, opens at Artspace Aotearoa, featuring hand-crafted ceramics that reflect her affinity with shoes. We chat to the multi-disciplinary artist, with an intro by Tyson Campbell.
In Conversation with Sione Faletau
Gus Fisher Gallery Director Lisa Beauchamp speaks to Sione Faletau about audio waves, the practice of performance, and looking toward the concept of vā as a way to encapsulate or engulf space. Produced in partnership with Gus Fisher Gallery on the occasion of the exhibition Turning a page, starting a chapter, through 9 July 2022.
Casting shadows in space
Hannah Crichton speaks to Polly Gilroy about her recent exhibition, Traces.
Rumpus (Room)
Hannah Mahon speaks to Kirsty Lillico about her recent installation with Yu Mei.
“One strand of flax is easy to break, but many strands together will stand strong.”
Robbie Handcock speaks to Wai Ching Chan and Tessa Ma’auga about their current collaborative exhibition Kāpuia ngā aho 單絲不綫 at The Physics Room, Christchurch.
Max Speed
Max Fleury and Sabina Rizos-Shaw discuss fantasy painting and visual enjoyment in the context of Fleury’s exhibition Max Speed.
Nick Mullaly’s desirous paintings
Nick Mullaly talks to writer (and boyfriend) Sholto Buck about playing the ingenue, '70s porn and romantic desire. Featuring cameos by Mariah Carey, Edvard Munch and Roland Barthes.
Meet August Ward
Parisa chats to August Ward about her recent exhibition at Lover — and the sensational, muted remains of femme consumerist culture.
A new kind of alphabet
Longtime collaborators Michelle Williams Gamaker and Krishna Istha in conversation.
The Moon was Talking
Emil Scheffmann speaks to Edith Amituanai from his own experience as a school teacher, in a conversation that explores the role of artists in education.
Connor Fitzgerald and Fred Small in reflection
The two artists discuss their collaboration on Towards the Sun, first exhibited at play_station and currently on view at Artspace Aotearoa.