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Aotearoa Contemporary opening night
The Art Paper attends the opening of Aotearoa Contemporary at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki with photographer Felix Jack, capturing the hottest looks on the night.
Meet Amit Noy
AMIT NOY is one of twenty-two artists and collectives featured in Aotearoa Contemporary at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. We spoke to him about his work Errant, a choreographed performance work which takes place across the gallery, investigating codes of behaviour and the repercussions of breaking them.
slip / knot
We republish Josiah Morgan’s poem ‘slip / knot’, published by badapple, on the occasion of badapple’s three-night show future ANCESTORS at Basement Theatre, 4–6 July in Tāmaki Makaurau.
Feminine Rubble
play_station curator Angel speaks to Prairie Hatchard-McGill about her recent exhibition, Feminine Rubble, and finding inspiration in “lipstick, mascara smears, and broken acrylics on the floor.”
A Puppet Show
A fashion shoot by QQ x NIKIREI x JJ, featuring garments by musei., Te Rina Coffyn, junesxcry, A.MODA and Fourteen Laboratories.
Print Archive: Rangi White’s Whakapapa Plasticus
Fergus Porteous on Rangi White’s Whakapapa Plasticus; Grace, 29 February – 30 March 2024.
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.
Meet Saintleo
Designer and maker LEON MCKAY, founder OF SAINTLEO, is hosting an immersive sound exhibition this Friday 15 March as part of Auckland Design Week — giving ticket holders and friends a private experience that centres on his sculptural Altec A7 speakers and limited edition stainless steel furniture. We speak to Mckay about designing against the grain and creating the ultimate listening experience.
Crawling into my mother’s belly
Yeonjae Choi on her current exhibition at Window Gallery, in conversation with curators Hugo Primbs and JingCheng Zhao.
The Art Paper x dither_ x Collingwood Yards Melbourne
We visited Melbourne Art Fair and hosted a collaborative event with dither_ and Collingwood Yards.
Gloria’s regal, Pre-Raphaelite, simple and wild hair accessories
What happens on a Gloria shoot? Kristine Crabb speaks about her braid collection in collaboration with Sky Cripps-Jackson.
Kiss Kiss
James Dobson of JIMMY D takes us behind the scenes of the KISS KISS party in Pōneke Wellington.
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.
Mary of The Moment
Photographer Alejandro Madrid collaborates with stylist Franca Chase in an online-exclusive shoot.
Centring Palestine: a Summer Reading List
We invited Hana Pera Aoake of Kei te pai press to compile a reading list in response to the ongoing crisis in Gaza.
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.