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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!

Bold Types w/ Deborah Coddington & Jemma Moreira: 24th October, 2024

Bold Types w/ Deborah Coddington & Jemma Moreira: 24th October, 2024 Bold Types w/ Deborah Coddington & Jemma Moreira: 24th October, 2024, 27.79 MB
Fri 25 Oct 2024

Bold Types is a new book cataloguing the indie bookstores of Aotearoa New Zealand. It was released on the 2nd of October through Ugly Hill Press.

Bold Types is a collaboration between Deborah Coddington, editor Jemma Moreira and photographer Jane Ussher, and is a tribute to booksellers, publishers, writers, photographers, illustrators and readers alike. It is currently #8 on the top 20 Nielsen Indie bestselling list.

Beth had a kōrero with Deborah and Gemma about the process of creating Bold Types over two years.

Episodes w/ Alex Scott: 18th October, 2024

Episodes w/ Alex Scott: 18th October, 2024 Episodes w/ Alex Scott: 18th October, 2024, 13.44 MB
Fri 18 Oct 2024

Episodes is a new graphic novel by author Alex Scott, released through Earth’s End Publishing on October 14th.

It is a delicately interwoven tale of identity, desire and coming of age even in adulthood, as well as a critique of our media-obsessed society.

Beth caught up with Alex about the creative process.

The Secret Life of Plants w/ gallerist and curator, Melanie Roger: 18th October, 2024

The Secret Life of Plants w/ gallerist and curator, Melanie Roger: 18th October, 2024 The Secret Life of Plants w/ gallerist and curator, Melanie Roger: 18th October, 2024, 16.96 MB
Fri 18 Oct 2024

The Secret Life of Plants is a new group exhibition at Melanie Roger Gallery. 

The exhibition borrows its title from the 1973 book, with the same name, by Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird. The book documents “controversial experiments that claim to reveal unusual phenomena associated with plants, such as plant sentience and the ability of plants to communicate with other creatures, including humans.”

Exhibiting the works of Rosa Allison, Georgia Arnold, Heidi Brickell (Te Hika o Papauma, Rangitāne, Ngāi Tara, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Apakura), Ruth Ige, Tessa Laird, Layla Rudneva-Mackay, Star Gossage (Ngāti Wai, Ngāti Ruanui), Ann Shelton and Sarah Smuts-Kennedy, the artists embrace “the secret life of plants” within their practises with works exploring ideas of mysticism, healing, growth and spirituality.  

Sofia had a kōrero with gallerist and curator, Melanie Roger, about the show, the artists, and its themes.

Various Artists w/ Beth and Sofia: 18th October, 2024

Various Artists w/ Beth and Sofia: 18th October, 2024 Various Artists w/ Beth and Sofia: 18th October, 2024, 102.72 MB
Fri 18 Oct 2024

Today on Various Artists... <3

Sofia had a kōrero with gallerist and curator Melanie Roger about a new group exhibition at Melanie Roger Gallery, The Secret Life of Plants. 

Beth had a kōrero with author Alex Scott about her new graphic novel, Episodes, out via Earth’s End Publishing.

And for Stage Direction this week: Alice Canton is in to chat with Donna Brookbanks about her latest show, Green Fingered. 

And as always, your weekly arts guide! 

New Painting w/ Shane Cotton: 11th October, 2024

New Painting w/ Shane Cotton: 11th October, 2024 New Painting w/ Shane Cotton: 11th October, 2024, 25.69 MB
Fri 11 Oct 2024

New Painting is a new exhibition at Gow Langsford Onehunga by Shane Cotton (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Rangi, Ngāti Hine and Te Uri Taniwha) opening tomorrow.

Cotton is an internationally renowned artist whose career has spanned over three decades. His practice is underpinned by recurrent questioning of his own bicultural identity, and our collective cultural identity in Aotearoa. 

In these new works, Cotton explores the collision of Indigenous and European time systems, placing ancestral figures in surreal, cosmic landscapes, exploring hybridities, transformation, and the nature of history.

Accompanying the exhibition is an essay by writer Anthony Byrt, Super Radiance, which explores this new body of work further. You can read Byrt’s essay here.

I had a kōrero with Shane about the exhibition and the ideas behind these works. 

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: 11th October, 2024

Various Artists w/ Beth and Sofia: 11th October, 2024 Various Artists w/ Beth and Sofia: 11th October, 2024, 131.25 MB
Fri 11 Oct 2024

Sofia had a kōrero with Shane Cotton (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Rangi, Ngāti Hine and Te Uri Taniwha) about New Painting, a new exhibition at Gow Langsford Onehunga.

Beth caught up with Professor of Visual Art at the Auckland University of Technology, Dr Christopher Braddock, about Resetting the Coordinates, the first anthology/reader of performance art of Aotearoa New Zealand.

For Stage Direction, Alice Canton joins us in-studio to chat to Moss Paterson about Tempo Dance Festival, on at Q Theatre until the 20th October. 

And, as always, your weekly Arts Guide!

from elsewhere w/ James Gatt: 4th October, 2024

from elsewhere w/ James Gatt: 4th October, 2024 from elsewhere w/ James Gatt: 4th October, 2024, 7.14 MB
Fri 4 Oct 2024

from elsewhere is a collaborative exhibition by Newell Harry and Peter Simpson, currently showing at Te Uru Gallery. The exhibition aims to address the notion of being ‘from elsewhere’.

The title is drawn from a quote in philosopher Franz Fanon’s 1961 book The Wretched of the Earth: ‘The governing race is first and foremost those who come from elsewhere, those who are unlike the original inhabitants, “the others.” ’

Beth had a kōrero with the curator of the exhibition, James Gatt, about the collaborative aspect of from elsewhere as well as the curation process.

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

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!

Comedy Festival w/ Summer Xia and Annie Guo: 16th May, 2025

Comedy Festival w/ Summer Xia and Annie Guo: 16th May, 2025 Comedy Festival w/ Summer Xia and Annie Guo: 16th May, 2025, 21.19 MB
Fri 16 May 2025

Summer Xia and Annie Guo join Alice Canton in the studio to chat about their respective shows for Comedy Festival. 

Me, My Mother and Suzy Cato and Merely Beloved! w/ Florence Hartigan and Shoshana McCallum: 2nd May, 2025

Me, My Mother and Suzy Cato and Merely Beloved! w/ Florence Hartigan and Shoshana McCallum: 2nd May, 2025 Me, My Mother and Suzy Cato and Merely Beloved! w/ Florence Hartigan and Shoshana McCallum: 2nd May, 2025, 20.61 MB
Fri 2 May 2025

Florence Hartigan and Shoshana McCallum chat to Alice Canton about their shows, Me, My Mother and Suzy Cato and Merely Beloved! on at the Herald Theatre from 8-10 May. 

Speed is Emotional w/ Jo Randerson: 11th April, 2025

Speed is Emotional w/ Jo Randerson: 11th April, 2025 Speed is Emotional w/ Jo Randerson: 11th April, 2025, 18.05 MB
Fri 11 Apr 2025

Jo Randerson phoned in to chat with Alice Canton about Speed is Emotional on at Q Theatre from 16 April - 3 May. You can find tickets here.

Murder on the Orient Express w/ Mayen Mehta and Ryan O'Kane: 4th April, 2025

Murder on the Orient Express w/ Mayen Mehta and Ryan O'Kane: 4th April, 2025 Murder on the Orient Express w/ Mayen Mehta and Ryan O'Kane: 4th April, 2025, 19.34 MB
Fri 4 Apr 2025

Mayen Mehta and Ryan O'Kane from Auckland Theatre Company joined Sofia in the studio to chat about Murder on the Orient Express, on at ASB Waterfront Theatre 22 April - 10 May. 

Love; Mum w/ Sela Faletolu-Fasi: 28th March, 2025

Love; Mum w/ Sela Faletolu-Fasi: 28th March, 2025 Love; Mum w/ Sela Faletolu-Fasi: 28th March, 2025, 13.42 MB
Fri 28 Mar 2025

Sela Faletolu-Fasi joined Sofia in the studio to chat about Love; Mumon now at Basement Theatre until 29th March. 

Te Tupua - The Goblin w/ John Davies: 21st March, 2025

Te Tupua - The Goblin w/ John Davies: 21st March, 2025 Te Tupua - The Goblin w/ John Davies: 21st March, 2025, 22.48 MB
Fri 21 Mar 2025

John Davies joined Sofia and Beth in studio to chat about Te Tupua - The Goblin, a solo play written and performed by Davies himself. Tickets for tonight's show at Te Pou Theatre here

ration the Queens veges w/ Ngahiriwa Rauhina: 14th March, 2025

ration the Queens veges w/ Ngahiriwa Rauhina: 14th March, 2025 ration the Queens veges w/ Ngahiriwa Rauhina: 14th March, 2025, 20.9 MB
Fri 14 Mar 2025

Ngahiriwa Rauhina joined Alice Canton in the studio to speak about 'ration the Queens veges' currently on at Te Pou Theatre. Tickets here!

Frigidton w/ Brynley Stent: 28th February, 2025

Frigidton w/ Brynley Stent: 28th February, 2025 Frigidton w/ Brynley Stent: 28th February, 2025, 15.62 MB
Fri 28 Feb 2025

Brynley Stent joined Alice Canton in the studio to talk about Frigidton, on at Basement Theatre from 5-8 March. 

a mixtape for maladies w/ Ahi Karunaharan: 21st February, 2025

a mixtape for maladies w/ Ahi Karunaharan: 21st February, 2025 a mixtape for maladies w/ Ahi Karunaharan: 21st February, 2025, 17.57 MB
Fri 21 Feb 2025

Ahi Karunaharan joined Beth and Sofia in the studio to talk about a mixtape for maladies, the final chapter of Karunaharan's trilogy. The play tells the story of 17 nostalgic pop tracks which chart the deeply moving journey of Sangeetha and her family in 1950s Sri Lanka. a mixtape for maladies is on at ASB Waterfront Theatre from the 4th March. You can get your tickets here.

Auckland Arts Festival 2025 programme w/ artistic director, Bernie Haldane: 14th February, 2025

Auckland Arts Festival 2025 programme w/ artistic director, Bernie Haldane: 14th February, 2025 Auckland Arts Festival 2025 programme w/ artistic director, Bernie Haldane: 14th February, 2025, 21.82 MB
Fri 14 Feb 2025

Alice Canton spoke to artistic director of Auckland Arts Festival, Bernie Haldane, about the programme this year. The festival is running from 6-23 March. More info here!