Connie Brown 30/08/22 Connie Brown 30/08/22

Notes On: Casting On

Connie Brown on Peata Larkin and Alexis Neal’s exhibition Whakamata, Mangere Arts Centre, 23 July – 10 September 2022.

The Art Paper 24/07/22 The Art Paper 24/07/22

Kezia Whakamoe, HĀUKATI

Ahuriri Contemporary, 08 – 31 JULY 2022

Lachlan Taylor 14/05/22 Lachlan Taylor 14/05/22

Print archive: Imperial Vegetables, Lachlan Taylor on Ayesha Green’s I thought I heard you crying in the forest

“It’s a painting about power, and the ways that power is gained, maintained, coveted, stolen, and mourned through systems of representation.”

Robbie Handcock 20/04/22 Robbie Handcock 20/04/22

“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.

Jessicoco Hansell 10/12/21 Jessicoco Hansell 10/12/21

Tricksters & Mischief Makers

Jessicoco Hansell writes on being tricky and traversing different realms, in the context of Mischief Makers, an exhibition curated by Ioana Gordon-Smith at Pātaka Art + Museum.

Emil Scheffmann 20/11/21 Emil Scheffmann 20/11/21

Aroha Gossage’s matrilineal landscapes

Emil Scheffmann speaks to Aroha Gossage’s gallerists Grace Alty and Libby Storey at ARTIS about Gossage’s latest series of atmospheric paintings that look toward her home environment of Pakiri.

The Art Paper 30/09/21 The Art Paper 30/09/21

Sandy Adsett, Toi Koru

Pātaka Art+Museum, 31 JULY – 07 NOV 2021

The Art Paper 15/09/21 The Art Paper 15/09/21

Kelcy Taratoa, Te Āio

Bartley & Company Art, 12 AUG – 25 SEPT 2021

Hana Pera Aoake 30/08/21 Hana Pera Aoake 30/08/21

WATCH: Hana Pera Aoake, a euology to love

Hana Pera Aoake writes on a euology to love, a video made in 2019 based around a poem of the same name.

Wesley John Fourie 22/08/21 Wesley John Fourie 22/08/21

Hana Pera Aoake in conversation with Wesley John Fourie

All is Full of Love is a group exhibition at Broker in Queenstown. Here, curator Wesley John Fourie speaks to artist Hana Pera Aoake about her contribution and wider visual artistic practice.

Robbie Handcock 17/08/21 Robbie Handcock 17/08/21

Jeremy Leatinu’u's monumental materiality

An in-depth look at Jeremy Leatinu’u's Building monuments and folding forts upon a slippery ocean and a moving sky, currently on view at Gus Fisher Gallery, in conversation with gallery public programmes & engagement officer Robbie Handcock.

Becky Hemus 8/08/21 Becky Hemus 8/08/21

Te Hā o te Marama: Simon Kaan and Wi Taepa

Becky Hemus reflects on Simon Kaan and Wi Taepa's exhibition Te Hā o te Marama at Sanderson.

The Art Paper 6/08/21 The Art Paper 6/08/21

“Māori control over Māori things”: Elisapeta Hinemoa Heta on Te Ao Māori Exhibition Making

Alanna O’Riley interviews kaihoahoa whare (architectural designer) Elisapeta Hinemoa Heta (Ngātiwai, Waikato Tainui) on the importance of place, community, and agency, on the occasion of her recent exhibition Pouwātū: Active Presence with John Miller (Ngāpuhi) at Objectspace.

Israel Randell 5/08/21 Israel Randell 5/08/21

Kia whakatōmuri te haere whakamua (I walk backwards into the future with my eyes fixed on my past)

Israel Randell reflects on Jamie Berry's video installation Whakapapa / Algorithms, exhibited at the Audio Foundation in Tāmaki Makaurau.

Becky Hemus 5/07/21 Becky Hemus 5/07/21

“Mapping objects within a space”: Bedrock at The Physics Room

In conversation with Becky Hemus, Emerita Baik, Maia McDonald, and Nââwié Tutugoro discuss their recent exhibition Bedrock at The Physics Room, Ōtautahi/Christchurch, curated by Abby Cunnane.

Kim Meredith 1/06/21 Kim Meredith 1/06/21

Shane Cotton, interviewed by Kim Meredith

Kim Meredith speaks to Shane Cotton (Ngāti Rangi, Ngāti Hine, Te Uri Taniwha) about Te Puawai, his recent artwork included within the landmark exhibition Toi Tū Toi Ora at the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, and the vessels that guide us forward.

Francis McWhannell 29/04/21 Francis McWhannell 29/04/21

On a bright green island: an interview with Emily Karaka

Emily Karaka’s new exhibition, Rāhui, at Visions in Tāmaki Makaurau was produced during her time living and working at Parehuia, Titirangi, as the first McCahon House Artist in Residence of 2021. Francis McWhannell, curatorial adviser to Visions, visited towards the end of her stay and spoke with Karaka about the residency and resulting exhibition.

Andrew Clark 22/04/21 Andrew Clark 22/04/21

Andrew Clark on Susan Te Kahurangi King

Andrew Clark reflects on Susan Te Kahurangi King's practice, and her recent presentation at the Auckland Art Fair with Auckland Print Studio.

The Art Paper 18/03/21 The Art Paper 18/03/21

We visit the Raumati Toi Sculpture Symposium

On until 28 March at Takaparawhau/Bastion Point, Hapimana St, Orakei, Tāmaki Makaurau.

The Art Paper 25/02/21 The Art Paper 25/02/21

In print: George Watson on Robyn Kahukiwa

“Robyn Kahukiwa’s mahi toi is direct and bold, her paintings simultaneously embrace the warmth and richness of Te Ao Māori, of our values, spirituality, and practices whilst also depicting the fraught social realities for many Māori living in colonised Aotearoa,” writes George Watson in Issue 00.

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