Vivienne Westwood and Jewellery is a new exhibition at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Designed and curated by the house of Vivienne Westwood and produced by Nomad Exhibitions, the exhibition at Te Papa covers the extensive history of jewellery design and creation by the Vivienne Westwood house.
Sofia spoke to Senior Curator of New Zealand Culture and History at Te Papa, Claire Regnault, about Westwood’s career and the exhibition.
She also spoke with Hunters and Collectors owner and founder, Chrissy O, about her experience collecting and selling Westwood vintage in Aotearoa, in light of the exhibition at Te Papa.
Having opened in 1987, Hunters and Collectors is a designer vintage store based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington which specialises in selling brands of the likes of Vivienne Westwood, Rick Owens, Issey Miyake, Maison Margiela, Acne Studios and more. Chrissy is very likely the biggest collector and seller of Vivienne Westwood in Aotearoa.
Jonjon Tolovae, Nikadrian Peters, and Lijah Mavaega spoke to Sofia and Beth about Mā: a devised theatre and performance poetry work that delves into themes of chosen family, motherhood, and identity coming up at Q Theatre as a part of Auckland Pride Festival.
Sofia had a kōrero with Senior Curator of New Zealand Culture and History at Te Papa Tongarewa the Museum of New Zealand, Claire Regnault, about the inaugural exhibition of Vivienne Westwood & Jewellery, which opened last week. In light of the exhibition, she also spoke to Hunters and Collectors owner and founder, Chrissy O, about her experience collecting and selling Westwood vintage in Aotearoa.
Beth had a kōrero with tattoo artist and founder of Tāmaki Makaurau tattoo studio Two Hands, Spider Sinclaire, about Forever, a retrospective exhibition celebrating the studio’s twentieth anniversary.
And for Stage Direction this week: Jonjon Tolovae, Nikadrian Peters, and Lijah Mavaega spoke to Sofia and Beth about Mā: a devised theatre and performance poetry work that delves into themes of chosen family, motherhood, and identity coming up at Q Theatre as a part of Auckland Pride Festival.
Two Hands Tattoo is a tattoo studio based in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland.
Founded in 2005 by tattoo artist Spider Sinclaire, the studio is now celebrating its twentieth anniversary with retrospective exhibition Forever, showing at Studio One Toi Tū.
The exhibition presents a diverse collection of works by local and international tattoo artists, featuring artworks, paintings, drawings, photographs, posters, memorabilia and installations. This art chronicles the studio’s artistic endeavours over the past twenty years.
Spider, who travels frequently and fills regular guest spots at a variety of locations across the United States, is mostly based in Los Angeles, California. While Spider is back in Aotearoa for the exhibition, he caught up with Beth for a kōrero.
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