Since its establishment in 1974, the Chartwell Project has championed the importance of creative visual thinking, shaping an expansive collection of contemporary art and an enduring programme of philanthropic and educational support.
Being, Seeing, Making, Thinking is a new book celebrating 50 years of the project, featuring a preface by Chartwell’s founder, Rob Gardiner, an essay by Chartwell’s chair, Sue Gardiner, a Timeline by co-editor Megan Shaw, and 50 accompanying texts on artworks.
The book aligns with a new archival exhibition of the same name at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki curated by Megan Shaw with Freya Elmer and Philippa Robinson from the Gallery to celebrate the anniversary period until the 4th May.
Sofia spoke to co-director of the Chartwell Collection, Sue Gardiner, and Chartwell Anniversary Project Manager, Megan Shaw, about the book and the history of Chartwell.
Fri-yay made even better with Travelling Tunes with Dr Kirsten Zemke, Litia's telly review on Viewmaster, and track selections and recommendations from Cam thanks to Southbound Records! Plus, 95bFM News, Weather Report & The Progear Surf Report on the hour, every hour.
Playlist
Day We Ran - Foaming
A.Human - Horse With No Name
MIEN - Evil People
The BGs - Staying Alive (Kons Mr Whiskey dub)
Fredrik Serholt - Kanske, kanske inte
BlueMoonDisco - Bungle's Bungle
Psycho Radio Vs LC Anderson - Bad Reputation (Daniele Baldelli & Marco Dionigi Funkadiba)
Killing Joke - Seeing Red
GIFT - Wish Me Away
The Orwells - Who Needs You
Byllie-jean - Hinekoukou
The Hongi Slicker - Falling Off [prod. Kenny Sterling]
Kero Kero Bonito - Flamingo
Void Waves - Take me down
Marina Zispin - Deep Blue
Danzig - Devil's Plaything
Dead Moon - Walking On My Grave
Ty Segall - Night of the Vampire [Roky Erickson Cover]
Fu Manchu - Mongoose
John Glacier - Home
Perfume Genius - No Front Teeth (feat. Aldous Harding)
Star Gazers is a new book by award-winning writer Duncan Sarkies, published by Te Herenga Waka University Press in February. It’s a book about political unrest, with alpacas at its heart.
Beth caught up with Duncan about Star Gazers, writing about alpacas, the political state of the world and berserk male syndrome.
Photosynthesisers: Women and lens is an exhibition currently showing at Te Uru Waitakere Contemporary Gallery, curated by James Gatt.
The exhibition features photographs and videos by 41 women artists and collectives from Aotearoa and Australia, including fa`afafine, queer, and trans women, and those with ancestral ties to Aboriginal, Māori and diasporic communities.
Produced between the 1960s and 2024 by four generations of artists, exhibited works collectively offer cross-cultural and intergenerational perspectives on the social, political and cultural conditions that informed, prompted or necessitated their capture.
Beth caught up with James about Photosynthesisers.
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