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Ethan Braun and Lina Grumm on maintenance, care and polyphony
We speak to the duo on the thinking behind their exhibition, Intimation of Endless Space Given in a Small Window of Time (approximately 10 minutes), currently on view at Artspace Aotearoa through 12 July.
Opening: Intimation of Endless Space Given in a Small Window of Time (approximately 10 minutes)
We visited the opening event on Friday 3 May with photographer Felix Jackson.
“The first metaphor was animal”
We republish Lucinda Bennett’s accompanying essay for the exhibition Fief by Alex McFarlane, on view at Charles Ninow, 28 March – 26 April 2025.
BTS with Ruth Buchanan, Kaitohu Director of Artspace Aotearoa
Buchanan shares seven navigation points leading toward Artspace Aotearoa’s current exhibition, Prompts, featuring work by Michael Parekōwhai and Lubaina Himid, 1 February – 17 April 2025.
Tactile vision
Sam Gaskin speaks to Zhang Xu Zhan about his stop-motion animation Compound eyes of tropical, included in the 11th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art at QAGOMA, 30 November 2024 – 27 April 2025.
Cuntaminated
A fashion concept shoot by artist George Funaki.
Photos from the Whitecliffe Graduate Exhibition 2024
We visited the opening event on Friday 29 November with photographer Felix Jackson.
Artist Q+A with Samara Alofa, PollyHill and Litia Tuiburelevu
We speak to the creative team behind the music and visuals of HOME, the centrepiece of Paloma Schneideman aka PollyHill x Samara Alofa’s collaborative music project, AQUARIES (2023).
Whenua as a catalyst for reconnection
Raukura Turei speaks to gallerist Jade Townsend about her current exhibition, Takoto ai te marino: Te hokinga mai, at Season.
Self-mythologising through painting
An interview with Isabella Dampney about her exhibition Britpop, currently on view at play_station artist-run space, 17 October – 9 November 2024.
Braided Rivers
We speak to Tia Barrett about her installation He Pounamu Ko Aū, currently on view as part of the group exhibition Te Mōteatea a Maumahara at Wairau Māori Art Gallery, 10 August – 24 November 2024.
Backstage at another runway show
Last weekend, TAP visited another runway show, organised by NVVR.WORLD, celebrating innovative fashion, sustainability and local creativity. The event included four unique runway shows by Nicole van Vuuren, Too cruel to be kind, Rani Maria Lange and Fringes, with music by Lincoln van Vught.
Artist Q+A with Hōhua Thompson
We speak to Hōhua Thompson about his upcoming exhibition Tuku / Transfer at Trish Clark Gallery, 18 October – 16 November 2024.
Meet Ruth Ige
RUTH IGE is one of twenty-two artists and collectives featured in Aotearoa Contemporary at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. We spoke to her about her oceanic paintings and the politics of Black portraiture.
Notes on: Performance Anxiety
Connie Brown on Florence Wild’s Droopy Time; RM Gallery and Project Space
Ragini and her nine wives
We republish Dilohana Lekamge’s essay on Tarika Sabherwal's recent exhibition at RM, Ragini and her nine wives, 6 – 30 March 2024.
Kith and Kin opens at Season
We visited the opening of Kith and Kin on Friday 2 August at Season, featuring brunelle dias, Tony Guo, Levi Kereama, Claudia Kogachi, and Jacqueline Fahey.
Meet Pelenakeke Brown
PELENAKEKE BROWN is one of twenty-two artists and collectives featured in Aotearoa Contemporary at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. We spoke to her about her performance Raking Scissor Grip, dwelling in vā and crip time, and finding poetry in the official record.
Meet Hannah Ireland
HANNAH IRELAND is one of twenty-two artists and collectives featured in Aotearoa Contemporary at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. We spoke to her about her new works, home and family, and accidentally becoming a ‘glitter girl’.
Meet Jack Hadley
JACK HADLEY is one of twenty-two artists and collectives featured in Aotearoa Contemporary at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. We spoke to him about figurative sculpture, anthropomorphism and AliExpress.