What we learn in the shadows
South African artist William Kentridge encourages wariness of philosopher kings and “the pure light of rationality”.
View ArticleImagining the vastness
Installation artist Simon Denny’s exhibition for the upcoming Venice Biennale explores our sweeping network of knowledge and information.
View ArticleSydney Central
Empty and silent are not negatives for Central Otago painter Grahame Sydney, whose past four decades of work have been collected in a new book.
View ArticlePublic displays of selection
Our universities aren’t just storehouses of knowledge but homes to large, often overlooked collections of valuable art. Megan Dunn takes a tour.
View ArticleApple source
Billy Apple the artist has become indistinguishable from the brand. As a major retrospective of Apple’s work is staged, Edward Hanfling gets to the core of his value proposition.
View ArticleYoung, gifted and Brit
A tour showing the drollery and wryness of the YBA movement is about to open here.
View ArticlePortrait of an artist
Potter, engineer and environmentalist Barry Brickell has another string to his bow, finds Mark Broatch. The post Portrait of an artist appeared first on New Zealand Listener.
View ArticleAuction for Nepal
Forty artists have donated works for a charity auction to help Nepal rebuild. The post Auction for Nepal appeared first on New Zealand Listener.
View ArticleOne minute with… Steve Bolton
The cartoonist’s work has appeared in the Listener since 2008. He recently published a series of multimedia graphic novels set during World War II. The post One minute with… Steve Bolton appeared first...
View ArticleHundertwasser wins the day
New Zealand will be home to the last project ever designed by eminent Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser. The post Hundertwasser wins the day appeared first on New Zealand Listener.
View ArticleOne minute with … Michael Bierut
The award-winning American graphic designer is a partner in Pentagram’s New York office and a senior critic at the Yale School of Art. The post One minute with … Michael Bierut appeared first on New...
View ArticleHistory’s here and now
An imaginative exhibition honours a pioneering Whanganui woman. The post History’s here and now appeared first on New Zealand Listener.
View ArticleMover & shaker
A new book tells the story of expat artist Len Lye in his own words. The post Mover & shaker appeared first on New Zealand Listener.
View ArticleInside out
Two of the most well-regarded New Zealand-based artists you’ve probably never heard of. The post Inside out appeared first on New Zealand Listener.
View ArticleA sense of place
A new book considers Maori art history through a unique cultural framework. The post A sense of place appeared first on New Zealand Listener.
View ArticleShowy Bowie
As the much-lauded David Bowie Is exhibition lands in Melbourne, Bianca Zander asks why people are more obsessed than ever with the man who fell to Earth. The post Showy Bowie appeared first on New...
View ArticleThe prodigious Mr Bixley
Donovan Bixley has become a one-man, award-gobbling illustrating machine. The post The prodigious Mr Bixley appeared first on New Zealand Listener.
View ArticleStick figures of speech
Wellington’s Sean Molloy has turned his Two Pedants comic into a book, so we asked him to draw a bespoke cartoon for the Listener. The post Stick figures of speech appeared first on New Zealand Listener.
View ArticleThe transit of ‘Venus’
Indigenous peoples and explorers collide in a challenging, tantalising scrolling artwork. The post The transit of ‘Venus’ appeared first on New Zealand Listener.
View ArticleDesires and anxieties
Cutting-edge video artist brings bold new digital style to New Zealand. The post Desires and anxieties appeared first on New Zealand Listener.
View ArticlePublic displays of edginess
Art plonked in public spaces provokes affection and derision in equal measure, but its worst fate is indifference. The post Public displays of edginess appeared first on New Zealand Listener.
View ArticleA shining example
In many ways, it’s a miracle that New Plymouth’s triumphant new Len Lye Centre happened at all. The post A shining example appeared first on New Zealand Listener.
View ArticleGreat feats of strength
Artist Marian Maguire’s latest work examines the psychology of difficulty – which, in the aftermath of Christchurch’s earthquakes, is all too appropriate. The post Great feats of strength appeared...
View ArticleSpeaking of pottery
A showcase of New Zealand's best ceramics from the Portage Ceramic Awards. The post Speaking of pottery appeared first on New Zealand Listener.
View ArticleThe works
A round-up of summer exhibitions. The post The works appeared first on New Zealand Listener.
View ArticleMedieval and modern
Two very different artists have produced images of a Western world ill at ease. The post Medieval and modern appeared first on New Zealand Listener.
View ArticleTotal recall
It’s not a name you’d know, but Tim Wilson is one of New Zealand’s most successful landscape artists. His emotive works draw on memory and connections. The post Total recall appeared first on New...
View ArticleFace value
People fall in love with faces, not bodies, says art historian Simon Schama. But what about portraits? The post Face value appeared first on New Zealand Listener.
View ArticleRevelations & inspirations
New books shine a spotlight on the art of two of the country’s richly productive female painters. The post Revelations & inspirations appeared first on New Zealand Listener.
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