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Various Artists with Sofia & Beth

Join Sofia Roger Williams and Beth Torrance-Hetherington for kōrero with artists and creative types from the wide art world of Tāmaki Makaurau and beyond!

Resetting the Coordinates w/ Dr Christopher Braddock: 11th October, 2024

Resetting the Coordinates w/ Dr Christopher Braddock: 11th October, 2024 Resetting the Coordinates w/ Dr Christopher Braddock: 11th October, 2024, 25.4 MB
Fri 11 Oct 2024

Resetting the Coordinates is the first anthology/reader of performance art of Aotearoa New Zealand. It invites the reader into its lively, 50-year critical survey of Aotearoa’s globally unique performance art scene.

It includes 18 chapters by researchers that explore the post-object and performance art of the late 1960s to the rich vein of Māori and Pacific performance art from the early 1990s.

It discusses the work of Jim Allen, Phil Dadson, Peter Roche and Linda Buis, performance art initiatives in post-earthquake Christchurch and queer performance art, among many other topics.

Beth caught up with Professor of Visual Art at the Auckland University of Technology, Dr Christopher Braddock, about Resetting the Coordinates.

Various Artists w/ Beth and Sofia: 4th October, 2024

Various Artists w/ Beth and Sofia: 4th October, 2024 Various Artists w/ Beth and Sofia: 4th October, 2024, 102.84 MB
Fri 4 Oct 2024

Artist Ana Iti (Te Rarawa) has been announced as the winner of the $50,000 Walters Prize 2024 for her sculpture and sound installation ‘A resilient heart like the mānawa’. Sofia had a kōrero with Ana about celebrating the win, the creation process behind this work, and what’s next for her and her practice. 

Beth had a kōrero with curator James Gatt about from elsewhere, a collaborative exhibition currently showing at Te Uru Gallery which aims to address the notion of being ‘from elsewhere’.

For Stage Direction this week: Alice Canton is in to chat with Ravi and Jayshri Ratnam from Prayas Theatre about Tiffin Box on at Basement Theatre from next week.

And to round-off the show, we have your arts guide - giving you the low-down on artsy happenings in Tāmaki this week!

Catching up with the winner of the Walters Prize 2024 w/ Ana Iti (Te Rarawa): 4th October, 2024

Catching up with the winner of the Walters Prize 2024 w/ Ana Iti (Te Rarawa): 4th October, 2024 Catching up with the winner of the Walters Prize 2024 w/ Ana Iti (Te Rarawa): 4th October, 2024, 29.13 MB
Fri 4 Oct 2024

 Last Friday, the winner of the Walters Prize for 2024 was announced, as chosen by this year’s international judge Cameroonian Berlin-based Professor Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung. 

The $50,000 Walters Prize - which is now awarded every three years - was decided this year between artists Owen Connors, Juliet Carpenter, Brett Graham and Ana Iti.

On Friday, artist Ana Iti (Te Rarawa) was announced as the winner for her sculpture and sound installation entitled ‘A resilient heart like the mānawa’, which is currently on display alongside the other candidate’s works at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. 

Sofia caught up with Ana about celebrating the win, the creation process behind ‘A resilient heart like the mānawa’, and what’s next for her and her practic

Prayas Presents: Tiffin Box w/ Ravi and Jayshri Ratnam: 4th October, 2024

Prayas Presents: Tiffin Box w/ Ravi and Jayshri Ratnam: 4th October, 2024 Prayas Presents: Tiffin Box w/ Ravi and Jayshri Ratnam: 4th October, 2024, 18.95 MB
Fri 4 Oct 2024

For Stage Direction this week, Alice Canton speaks to Ravi and Jayshri Ratnam about Tiffin Box on at Basement Theatre from the 8th-12th October. You can get tickets here

Stage Direction w/ Alice Canton: September 27th, 2024

Stage Direction w/ Alice Canton: September 27th, 2024 Stage Direction w/ Alice Canton: September 27th, 2024, 14.43 MB
Sat 28 Sep 2024

Alice Canton and Rutene Spooner join Beth in-studio to chat about Be Like Billy, a show on at Te Pou Theatre as a part of Kōanga Festival. Tickets through Te Pou’s website.

Various Artists w/ Beth and Sofia: September 27th, 2024

Various Artists w/ Beth and Sofia: September 27th, 2024 Various Artists w/ Beth and Sofia: September 27th, 2024, 74.74 MB
Fri 27 Sep 2024

Sofia had a kōrero with co-curator, Dr Jane Davidson-Ladd, about Ngā Taonga Tūturu: Treasured Māori Portraits, a new exhibition showing at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. The exhibition brings together whakairo and oil paintings from the gallery’s collection, offering insights into the significance of tūpuna representations within te ao Māori. 

Beth spoke with Ross Deans, Jodie Yawa McMillan and Madi Macdonald about Through the Lens: Gendered Reflections, an exhibition of photography by women artists spanning a period of over 40 years including works by alumni of the University of Auckland Waipapa Taumata Rau.

Sofia had a kōrero with Matt Joils about his exhibition, Chaos Magic, currently showing at Window Gallery. In response to Mark Fisher’s publication ‘Capitalist Realism’, the exhibition consists of a series of a small-scale abstract painting installation and a large depiction of Garfield.

For Stage Direction, Alice Canton and Rutene Spooner join Beth in-studio to chat about Be Like Billy, a show on at Te Pou Theatre as a part of Kōanga Festival. Tickets through Te Pou’s website..

And, as always, they round off the show with your weekly Arts Guide, keeping you up-to-date with all the must-see artsy goings-on in Tāmaki.

Through the Lens: Gendered Reflections w/ Ross, Jodie & Madi: 27th September, 2024

Through the Lens: Gendered Reflections w/ Ross, Jodie & Madi: 27th September, 2024 Through the Lens: Gendered Reflections w/ Ross, Jodie & Madi: 27th September, 2024, 9.34 MB
Fri 27 Sep 2024

Through the Lens: Gendered Reflections is an exhibition of photography by women artists, spanning a period of over 40 years.

The collection includes visual works by alumni of the University of Auckland Waipapa Taumata Rau, including Yvonne Todd, Lisa Reihana, Marti Friedlander, Ann Shelton and Fiona Pardington. The works highlight the seminal role that women have played in the evolution of photography in Aotearoa.

Beth spoke to Ross Deans, Jodie Yawa McMillan and Madi Macdonald about the exhibition and curatorial process.

RSVP to a special preview of Gendered Reflections at Old Government House on October 2nd, 5:30pm: through.the.lens.exhibition@gmail.com.

Ngā Taonga Tūturu: Treasured Māori Portraits w/ Dr Jane Davidson-Ladd: 27th September, 2024

Ngā Taonga Tūturu: Treasured Māori Portraits w/ Dr Jane Davidson-Ladd: 27th September, 2024 Ngā Taonga Tūturu: Treasured Māori Portraits w/ Dr Jane Davidson-Ladd: 27th September, 2024, 11.12 MB
Fri 27 Sep 2024

Ngā Taonga Tūturu: Treasured Māori Portraits is a new exhibition showing at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. 

Co-curated by Senior Curator of Māori Art, Nathan Pōhio, and Curator of Historical New Zealand Art, Dr Jane Davidson-Ladd, the exhibition brings together whakairo and oil paintings from the gallery’s collection, offering insights into the significance of tūpuna representations within te ao Māori. 

Sofia had a kōrero with co-curator, Dr Jane Davidson-Ladd, about the exhibition.

Chaos Magic w/ artist Matt Joils: 27th September, 2024

Chaos Magic w/ artist Matt Joils: 27th September, 2024 Chaos Magic w/ artist Matt Joils: 27th September, 2024, 12.05 MB
Fri 27 Sep 2024

Chaos Magic is an exhibition by Matt Joils currently on at Window Gallery. Based in Tāmaki, Joils is a painter whose works draw from visual elements found organically online and graphic design in the urban wild. 

In response to Mark Fisher’s publication ‘Capitalist Realism’, the exhibition consists of a series of a small-scale abstract painting installation and a large depiction of Garfield. 

Sofia spoke to Matt about his practice and the exhibition, on until October 18th.

A Slow Burlesque w/ Freya Silas Finch: 20th September, 2024

A Slow Burlesque w/ Freya Silas Finch: 20th September, 2024 A Slow Burlesque w/ Freya Silas Finch: 20th September, 2024, 27.01 MB
Fri 20 Sep 2024

For Stage Direction this week, Alice Canton speaks to Freya Silas Finch about A Slow Burlesque. More information about the show is here