A Century of Modern Art is Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki’s latest exhibition, surveying a century of visionary and influential painters who transformed modern art.
Exhibiting the likes of Claude Monet, Edgar Degas and Vincent van Gogh, and premier examples by pioneering artists of the American and European avant-garde, A Century of Modern Art is an extensive collection of fifty seven works by fifty three artists.
The exhibition takes the viewer through the evolution of modern art through key defined art movements, beginning with the Impressionists of the 1860s, making its way through movements such as PostImpressionism, Symbolism, Cubism, Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism. These works revolutionised Western modern art and continue to inspire those in the present.
Sofia had a kōrero with co-curator and Senior Curator of International Art, Dr Sophie Mathiesson, about the show and working with the Toledo Museum of Art to bring this collection to Tāmaki Makaurau
Raisa Mclean is a Melbourne based interdisciplinary Artist navigating her practice through a mode of visual song-making. Mclean produces bodies of work that speak to themes of hauntology, and the ephemerality of memory.
In an attempt to hold and to give form to memory, Mclean explores multiple modes of narrative within her current show Heatwave to welcome viewers into an installation of a fragmented diary. Memories of summers, both past present and future, each haunted by the other.
Maya had a chat with Raisa about her practice and current show Heatwave on at RM.
Taonga Tuku Iho is Esther Stone’s first exhibition with Melanie Roger Gallery, opening next Wednesday as part of Matariki celebrations across Karangahape Road.
Stone’s practice centres on the stories and knowledge of her iwi, Ngāti Porou, hapū, and whānau, by which whenua and whakapapa are woven within the language and processes of traditional Māori weaving and taniko, which she specialises in. Each work is a product of intensive research, gathering, and weaving, whereby the artist explores potential futures for traditional Māori methods of making.
Sofia had a kōrero with Esther about the show and her practice.
Deva Mahal is in the studio to perform South Coastfeat. Estère- the first track from her forthcoming EP 'Future Classic'. We absolutely loved it, and if you loved it too you'll be able to catch the Pōneke-based artist live in Tāmaki when she's up for her tour in August!
For our weekly catch-up with the Labour Party, Wire Host Caeden spoke to Deputy Leader Carmel Sepuloni about the Freedom Flotilla to Gaza, sanctions placed on two ‘extremist’ Israeli politicians, and the NBR rich list.
For International Desk, they spoke to Andre Fa’aoso about the protests against ICE in Los Angeles.
And they spoke to the National Business Review’s Mike McRoberts about their recently published rich list.
For this week’s City Counselling, Producer Sara spoke with Councillor Shane Henderson about this week’s release of falling housing valuations along with rising rates, and the progress on key Auckland City Rail Link stations.
As well, she spoke to Associate Professor Scott Opticon about Trump’s use of force against the LA anti-ICE protesters.
New Zealand and key allies have imposed sanctions on two “extremist” Israeli politicians for their role in “inciting violence against Palestinians” in the West Bank.
However, opposition parties, including Labour as well as the Greens and Te Pāti Māori, are calling for further action to be taken against Israel.
It comes after Israel kidnapped 12 pro-Palestine activists on international waters, who were intending to break the aid blockade and reach Gaza.
And earlier this week, the National Business released their annual rich list.
For our weekly catch-up with the Labour Party, I spoke to Deputy Leader Carmel Sepuloni about these topics.
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