Collection's lure too great
Long-serving Dunedin Public Art Gallery staffer Robyn Notman has moved to the Hocken Library. She and her team tell Rebecca Fox about their collections.
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'Amazing privilege'
'Amazing privilege'
Curator of art Andrea Bell looks after 17,000 works of art at the Hocken Library, of which 1200 are on racks in climate-controlled 18degC rooms.
History and beauty in photographs
History and beauty in photographs
Photographer curator Anna Petersen may have been working with Hocken Library photographic images for nearly 20 years but she still gets a thrill from looking at an original piece.
Art Seen
Art Seen: June 22
In this week's Art Seen, James Dignan looks at exhibitions from Hockens Collection Gallery, Inge Doesburg, and Angel Burns.
Art Seen
Art Seen: June 15
In this week's Art Seen, Laura Elliott looks at exhibitions by Agneta Ekholm, Jillian Porteous, and Neil Frazer.
Art Seen: June 8
Art Seen: June 8
In this week's Art Seen, James Dignan looks at exhibitions by Seraphine Pick, Angus Collis, and Tanya Ashken.
Capturing childhood
Capturing childhood
Childhood is not perfect. It is a truth captured by artist Anne Noble, writes Lucinda Bennett.
Carnival to feature new types of lanterns
Carnival to feature new types of lanterns
The streets of Dunedin will again be lit up with lanterns during the Midwinter Carnival parade.
Joining the dots
Joining the dots
Dunedin artist Ana Teofilo Fa’anunu is about to have her first solo show in Auckland. She tells Rebecca Fox about taking that next step.
Art Seen: June 01
Art Seen: June 01
In this week's Art Seen, Robyn Maree Pickens looks at exhibitions by Rebecca Baumann, the Reed Gallery, and Jacquelyn Greenbank.
Art Seen: May 25
Art Seen: May 25
In this week's Art Seen, James Dignan looks at exhibitions from Milford Galleries, Gallery On Blueskin, and Jordan Barnes.
Behind the lens
Behind the lens
Works from New Zealand’s top female photographers have been brought together in one spot in Dunedin. The show’s curators tell Rebecca Fox about the vision behind Milford Gallery’s ‘‘The Gendered...
Art Seen
Art Seen: May 18
In this week's Art Seen, Laura Elliott looks at exhibitions by Joanna Braithwaite, the Lakes District Museum & Gallery, and Sue Rutherford.
Negotiating change
Negotiating change
Wellington artist Eve Armstrong is a bit of a magpie, so she was in heaven looking through Dunedin’s op shops. She tells Rebecca Fox how her finds changed the direction of her latest exhibition.
Art Seen
Art Seen: May 11
In this week's Art Seen, James Dignan looks at works by Di ffrench, Brendan John Philip, and an exhibition from Otago Museum.
A light touch
A light touch
Erica Sklenars’ star is shining brightly. She tells Bruce Munro how her recent residency in China is impacting on her upcoming installation in the Wellington Lux Light Festival.
Art Seen: May 04
Art Seen: May 04
In this week's Art Seen, Robyn Maree Pickens looks at exhibitions by Nicola Jackson, Richard Killeen, Lucy Meyle and Ziggy Lever.
'Lush and lavish' performance
Performance of classic 'lavish, lush, enchanting'
REVIEW: The Moscow Ballet La Classique's Swan Lake is a tale of doomed beautifully performed.
Art Seen: April 27
Art Seen: April 27
In this week's Art Seen, James Dignan looks at exhibitions by Janet de Wagt, Israel Birch, and Te Rongo Kirkwood.
Visiting artist makes film
Visiting artist makes film
Chinese video artist Chen Zhou’s latest work, made while in New Zealand, will be shown in Dunedin this weekend. Chen spoke to Rebecca Fox.