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The Art Paper x dither_ x Collingwood Yards Melbourne
We visited Melbourne Art Fair and hosted a collaborative event with dither_ and Collingwood Yards.
Kiss Kiss
James Dobson of JIMMY D takes us behind the scenes of the KISS KISS party in Pōneke Wellington.
Mary of The Moment
Photographer Alejandro Madrid collaborates with stylist Franca Chase in an online-exclusive shoot.
Elam graduate exhibition 2023
Connor Ward attends the Elam Grad show and photographs the event for your pleasure.
Exhibition opening: Sunlighting
Connor Ward photographs the opening of Artspace Aotearoa’s new artist exhibition featuring Prairie Hatchard-McGill, Angela Pan, Hulita Koloi.
Connor Ward visits the AUT Toi Ataata Visual Arts grad show
Photographer Connor Ward documents the opening event for BVA graduate students, which took place on 16 November.
Backstage photos from the inaugural Rogue Aotearoa fashion show
Photographer Connor Ward had a backstage pass to the event which platformed emerging creatives from across Aotearoa.
Instax photos from our event with Catherine Boddy and Heather Brennan Evans
Audience-led snaps and behind-the-scenes pics from our Catherine Boddy and Heather Brennan Evans x The Art Paper fashion show, courtesy of Instax.
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.
Calissa Teiniker presents a new collection inspired by Ilona Staller
One for the Archive is inspired by the iconic Ilona Staller. The collection, which debuted in Berlin on 8 June at 6:30pm and was styled by Franca Chase, includes one-of-one slow fashion pieces that accentuate curves, folds and scars on the body—existing in dialogue and forming intimacy with the wearer.
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.
Priscilla Rose Howe x The Art Paper, Banquet
We document Banquet, an exhibition with Priscilla Rose Howe at The Art Paper HQ.
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'.
Sabotage MFG x The Art Paper, City Ceremony
Olivia Renouf visits the City Ceremony opening party, a collaborative exhibition and pop-up at The Art Paper HQ, feat. designers Baobei, Byskinny, Companion, Jess Grindell, Taylor Groves, Emma Jing, Alice Langbrown, RGK, Stockist, and more; and artworks by Zoë Gow, Ronan Lee, Ali Senescall, and August Ward.
Sanc x The Art Paper, Bottega Pradada
Olivia Renouf visits Bottega Pradada, the inaugural exhibition at The Art Paper HQ in collaboration with Sanc.
News: Artist Jack Hadley collaborates with Emma Jing and Taylor Groves on new fashion collection
Beth Clemens reports on the collection, which includes tops spray painted with EMMA JING and BORING, described by Hadley as “the dumber the better…”
News: Catherine Boddy Socks Sing the CanCan!
“I was so bored by socks!” Catherine Boddy avows. Parisa Torkaman relishes in the 22-year-old designer’s new collection of sockwear—with photography by Constance McDonald.
Artist Antje Barke wears new season Jimmy D
For the first installment in our ARTISTS x FASHION series, Adam Bryce photographs Tāmkai Makaurau-based artist Antje Barke wearing pieces from Jimmy D's 029A - Jimmy's Quest - A Femme Fantasy Adventure collection.
Outtakes from our shoot with Issue 00 cover star Yona Lee
Yona Lee's sculptural practice combines elaborate linear structures of stainless steel tubing with everyday objects of urban and domestic spaces. Our inaugural Issue 00 features Lee photographed alongside a selection of her sculptures.
Tyson Campbell & George Watson, May Fair Art Fair
The artists, Tyson Campbell and George Watson, lean into the fantastical possibilities of the digital context. The floor of their booth features squares of inlaid pāua, in a sort of luxe, local reimagining of chequered tiling. A butterfly is present as well. Campbell explains that it alludes to patupaiarehe, fairy-like forest beings.