The Art Paper 5/03/24 The Art Paper 5/03/24

Crawling into my mother’s belly

Yeonjae Choi on her current exhibition at Window Gallery, in conversation with curators Hugo Primbs and JingCheng Zhao.

Adwait Singh 25/01/24 Adwait Singh 25/01/24

Cast your dreamhouse to the wind

Adwait Singh on Areez Katki’s exhibition As this chin melts on your knee, on view at TARQ Mumbai through 24 February 2024.

The Art Paper 25/07/23 The Art Paper 25/07/23

“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.

The Art Paper 26/06/23 The Art Paper 26/06/23

“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.

Dr Kirsty Baker 13/06/23 Dr Kirsty Baker 13/06/23

Contours of migration

Dr Kirsty Baker on Rozana Lee’s Sekali pendatang, tetap pendatang at Te Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery, 18 March – 30 July 2023.

Francis McWhannell 8/06/23 Francis McWhannell 8/06/23

Murmuring Shadows

Francis McWhannell on Hamish Coleman, Wax and Wane, 13 May–17 June 2023.

The Art Paper 20/03/23 The Art Paper 20/03/23

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.

Lily McElhone 2/03/23 Lily McElhone 2/03/23

Print Archive: George Watson, Filial

Lily McElhone on George Watson’s Filial; Envy6011, 9 September – 8 October 2022.

The Art Paper 20/12/22 The Art Paper 20/12/22

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'.

Connie Brown 14/12/22 Connie Brown 14/12/22

Notes On: Utility

Connie Brown on Zoe Thompson-Moore’s Open-field; RM Gallery, 23 November - 17 December

Connie Brown 10/12/22 Connie Brown 10/12/22

Notes On: Fruiting Bodies

Connie Brown on Georgette Brown’s Tentacular Thinking, And Like a Web; City Gallery Wellington, 3 September – 20 November 2022.

Lorena Muñoz-Alonso 25/11/22 Lorena Muñoz-Alonso 25/11/22

Exuberant flowers, plants and herbs

Lorena Muñoz-Alonso on Ann Shelton, A Lovers’ Herbal; PHOTO OP., 5–26 November 2022.

Julia Craig 10/11/22 Julia Craig 10/11/22

Print archive: Venereal Sacraments

Julia Craig on Owen Connors’ egg tempera paintings.

Connie Brown 9/11/22 Connie Brown 9/11/22

Notes On: Rock Music

Connie Brown on Yukari 海堀 Kaihori’s Touching Time; Audio Foundation, 20 October – 16 November 2022.

Bridget Riggir-Cuddy 2/11/22 Bridget Riggir-Cuddy 2/11/22

Positions

Bridget Riggir-Cuddy on Rea Burton and Meg Porteous, Birds; Neon Parc City, Naarm, 21 October - 19 November 2022.

Fergus Porteous 30/10/22 Fergus Porteous 30/10/22

Art Criticism: An essay in eight parts

Fergus Porteous on Shiraz Sadikeen, Ends; Coastal Signs, 15 September - 22 October 2022.

Richard Fahey 25/10/22 Richard Fahey 25/10/22

Ornery and Opulence: In the thrall of Andrea du Chatenier’s ceramics

Commissioned by Sarjeant Art Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui and republished on the occasion of du Chatenier’s exhibition Elephant’s Ear at Anna Miles Gallery, through 3 November 2022.