Asher aka Skymning steps in to cover the weekly Flaura slot. Two hours of hot vinyl blends cover a diverse range of sonics, traversing Footwork, Jungle, Juke, Grime & more ((++abit of Screw.. ofcourse)).
Pōneke post-punkers Half/Angel came into the bFM studio to play 15-minutes of loud, raw but honest music before the Doubleslack!! Newzician Magazine fundraiser at Double Whammy with Oscar Dowling, Awning, VMorg Ltd and The Slack Agency. Whakarongo mei nei to hear their latest E.P release - Boat Ramp + Jitterbug.
Last week, the government released the new curriculum subjects for students in years 11-13. New subjects such as politics, civics, philosophy, music technology, and media, journalism, and communications were included, but art history as a standalone subject has been quietly dropped – now to be incorporated into design, painting, photography and creative arts subjects.
The move has been widely criticised by art historians, academics, and past students, calling the decision both ‘devastating’ and ‘unsurprising’.
Sof spoke to the President of the New Zealand Art History Teachers Association, Dr Barbara Ormond, about the decision and the potential impact it will have on teaching the subject, both at the secondary and tertiary levels.
Dialogues in Video Art showing at George Fraser gallery, is an exhibition that brings together video works from the Chartwell collection, one of Aotearoa's most significant collections of contemporary art, along with video works from current students and recent graduates of Elam School of Fine Arts.
Curated by visiting scholar US art historian and curator Alex Bacon, alongside assistant curator and current Elam student Audrey Goggin. Coming together to showcase the works of Elam students, and alumni along with the rich collection of moving image works from the Chartwell collection. A Collection that spans nearly 20 years of work from established Aotearoa and Australian artists.
Dialogues in Video Art brings these works together in space to create this really beautiful, interconnected conversation between works. Speaking to themes of embodiment, duration and the natural world. Continuing this generative circulation of video art, and the dialogues that surround them.
Maya caught up with assistant curator Audrey Goggin about the show.
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