Sofia had a kōrero with Sophia Kwon and Billy Blamires about Te Wiki Āhua o Aotearoa - an underground fashion week next week.
Beth had a kōrero with artist Tim Wagg about his new exhibition, Risk, currently showing at Grace Gallery.
Sofia also spoke with Mary Apple about an exhibition currently on at Starkwhite: Billy Apple: Progressives and Other Self-Portraits.
And for Stage Direction this week: Alice Canton is in to chat with Beatriz Romilly and Eleanor Bishop from Auckland Theatre Company about a show called ‘Girls and Boys’.
And a stacked Arts Guide to finish the show as always!
Te Wiki Āhua o Aotearoa, running from the 9th - 13th of September, is described as Tāmaki Makaurau’s underground fashion week.
Co-organised by Sophia Kwon, Billy Blamires and Nina Bailey, the name - Āhua - means form or shape, and is a synonym for fashion.
Set to showcase the work of a range of emerging independent creatives, each event is themed around slow fashion, ‘alternative’ fashion, streetwear and jewellery.
Āhua is a non-profit initiative, with all proceeds going to support the people of Gaza.
Sofia spoke to two of the organisers, Sophia and Billy about this initiative and the events planned for next week.
Risk is a new exhibition by Tim Wagg. It’s centred on the Ara Tūhono – Pūhoi to Warkworth Project.
Through a series of printed aluminium panels, Wagg depicts the physical infrastructure of the road alongside the corporate structure underlying the asset’.
Beth had a kōrero with Tim about Risk and the creative thinking behind the project.
Today marks 3 years since the pioneer pop and conceptual artist, Billy Apple died.
Billy Apple® | Progressives and Other Self-Portraits currently on at Starkwhite Gallery is the first exhibition staged in Aotearoa New Zealand since the artist’s death.
The show centres on an extended series of Progressives: experimental self-portraits Apple made between 1963 and 1967, as well as works from Apple’s Paids and Head Height collection.
Sofia had the privilege to speak with Billy’s wife and partner, Mary Apple, who has also been a key member of ‘Team Apple’ for over 25 years about Billy and this show.
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