Michelle Reid is a Tāmaki based painter, exploring the idea of atmospheres and gardening through a layered material language that incorporates oil paint, pencil, water colour and even the use of a water blaster. Allowing an index of material vocabulary and mark making to arise. Interweaving these explorative methods of mark making with botanical imagery to create a kind of synthesis of material language, that dances between representation and abstraction.
Her current exhibition at Artor Contemporary,A Biome of Hue, continues Reid's exploration of atmospheres. Shifting the gallery space into its own garden-like atmosphere that invites viewers to engage with the work in a slightly different way—installed through the lens of a garden, some paintings hung high, others low to the ground, and one even wrapping around the gallery wall. Inviting viewers to encounter the paintings through this alternative embodied lens.
Maya caught up with Michelle about the show, and overall practice.
Jamie R H is a Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington based artist and curator, primarily working within spaces of language to produce site specific artworks. That both draws from, and speaks to her familial histories within Te Matau-a-Māui Hawkes’ Bay.
Her current exhibition I Runga O Ngā Puke (travels over feeling) on at Window Gallery showcases a durational language-based artwork, presented through a wall mounted LED sign. Displaying a stunning presentation of language in an act of constant movement. An unfolding of text that does not seek closure, but instead seeks to withhold it. Dazzling viewers with small glimpses of language that flow into a fragmented river of stories. The LED sign embodies this role as an actor of sorts, in a state of a continuous performance of language, time, and movement.
Maya caught up with Jamie about the show and overall practice.
Oto and Jaycee played 2 hours of music by Asian artists from Aotearoa for the final week of New Zealand Music Month and chatted with Alisa Xayalith, former frontwoman of The Naked and Famous.
The organisations of Shakti, the Khadija Leadership Network and Auckland Peace Action have come together to host Let’s Deal With It: A Trans-Tasman Conference Towards Racial Equity. The beginnings of this event came out of the terror attacks in Christchurch. The groups say they want to create a safe platform to establish an open dialogue between Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand to help build a society free of prejudice, racism and hate-based crime. The one-day conference focuses on 'creating awareness of the democratic and political processes, promoting active citizenship, encouraging active citizenship within the context of multicultural dialogue and promoting the self-development of refugee and migrant communities'. Tayyaba Khan is from the Khadija Leadership Network, and Arisha Chandra and Mengzhu Fu are both from Shakti. They are all involved in planning the conference and they joined Lillian Hanly this morning to speak more about what they hope to come of it. Lillian started by asking how the conference came about.
The event is on this Friday the 14th, at the Mt Eden War Memorial Hall from 8-5pm. If you can't make it, it will be livestreamed, so you can find that on the Shakti, Auckland Peace Action and Khadija Leadership Network social media. The panels will also be filmed and available online, you can also get involved in the conversation online if you can’t be there in person.
David Walliams - The Ice Monster (ch 9 - 14)
Eddie Spaghetti - Wake Up, Wake Up
Alan Gregg - Grandma Says Oo-hoo!
Levity Beet - Build a Wall or a Bridge
Dan & Dani - A Spider Looking at Me
Ruth Krauss - The Carrot Seed
Eddie Arnold with Daughter Jo-Ann - The Horse In Striped Pyjamas
Anna van Riel - Haere Mai
FleaBITE - Probably Papakura
Dr Seuss - Horton sits on the egg
Kero Kero Bonito - Flamingo
John Williamson - Old Man Emu
Belle & Sebastian - The Monkeys Are Breaking Out The Zoo
Stan Freberg - St. George & The Dragonet
Today on your bFM Breakfast: A sun is streaming into the studio, an absolute pearler; Nat pops in to talk about what we've grouped as cultured creams; Suzanne dials in to gives us the lowdown on the Crip Dance/Dance and Dis-ability panel tonight; Troy's got some summery selections From The Crate; and Natural Ange is here with remedies for all your ailments.
We couldn't walk on by without marking the passing of Burt Bacharach and his enromous legacy of popular music, as interpreted by some of the greatest singers and musicians of 20th Century music. We spun a selection of soul and jazz takes on Bacharach bangers. Salute!
Ska Wars – Rico Rodriguez (Island)
Further Off The Track – African Head Charge (On-U Sound)
Joker Smoker – Dubamine ft. Tristan Palmer (Dub-Stuy)
Bash Version – Sarantis (bandcamp)
Fan Ying Dub – JStar (bandcamp)
Zurka – Intiche (free)
I Believe in Cumbia – Asagi Seundo (free)
Malambo – Tribilin Sound (soundcloud)
The loose part of us – Poupa Honk (free)
Quality Control – Coldcut ft Roots Manuva (Ahead Of Our Time)
freedom dub – babyfather (free)
Snakeman freestyle – babyfather (free)
O Pobre e o Rico (Bootleg) – Carolina de Jesus / Ibu Selva (bandcamp)
Mor Rhythm Mor Khaen – The Paradise Bangkok Molam International Band (bandcamp)
Falling Through The Wall (Jonny Faith Remix) – Werkha (Tru Thoughts)
L.U.V. – Romare (Ninja Tune)
Sudsanan – The Paradise Bangkok Molam International Band (bandcamp)
Have You Been Good To Yourself – Johnnie Frierson (Light In The Attic)
Junco Partner (Worthless Man) – James Waynes (Soul Jazz)
More Bizarre – African Head Charge (On-U Sound)
Milonga – Ibu Selva (bandcamp)
Olvidate de mxcri y vamonos al mar, pero vayamos antes a la plaza y rompamos todo – San Ignacio (free)
Voz de La Calle – Biomigrant (free)
Black Rubber – The Holy Fix (P-Balans)
Natural Lifespan (Prins Thomas Remix) – Cos/Mes (soundcloud)
Dechainee (Borusiade Long Version) – Headman (Nein)
Voetbalknieen (Front De Cadeaux Remix) – Mugwump (Subfield)
Knockmedub – Rude Audio (Sirkus)
Protection Dub – Dubmatix (?)
Back In 4000 – NS Kroo (Stand High)
Horns Of Paradise – Trammy/Vin Gordon (Dub Store)
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