This week, Taarati Taiaroa spoke with us about Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art, the largest exhibition in Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki's 132 year history. Taarati, assistant curator of Māori art at AAG, discussed the exhibition's development and conceptual propositions. Later on we had a conversation with Natasha Ratuva and Hōhua Ropate Kurene about Inside the wave are ocean bodies, their exhibition on Tautai Contemporary Pacific Arts Trust's Moana Wall.
Solo Kean counts down this week's Top Ten! Tune in to hear your favourite songs, a select few bonus tracks, Jonathan Pearce unpacking the science behind the charts, and Callum in conversation with Ben Woods <3
I can’t believe it’s not the 95bFM top 10! Psych, it is! Everybody is sick this week! Iin his maiden voyage as solo-host, Callum is talking about babies! A sick Annabel phones in for a Jon impression; Tim Batt joins as co-host to share some radio hosting wisdom and baby banter; Callum plays an interview with Chabs and Milky ahead of their nationwide stream show tour; and Annabel phones back to share her high class thoughts about a low brow whisky… all the while counting down the biggest songs in the nation!
In the first half of the show, LA-based pop band Girl Friday called in from a heat wave to talk about their new single "I'm Impossible," and what's next for their music. Later on, multi-media artist Judy Darragh came into the bFM studio to chat about Competitive Plastics, a solo exhibition at Objectspace which folds together a number of Judy's longstanding material and conceptual interests.
Jade brings you some Imagination in the Morning w/ some creative thoughts: What Dnd character would you be and whats your backstory? Jade would be a Dragonborn Bard named Lenard, who betrayed his parents Swamp Business by traveling to Hollylandia to pursue his keytar solo dreams. Oh and also some tunes and live music by rad Chinese New Zealand duo Ersha Island.
It's the last Artbank ever this week, and we've lined up some fantastic guests. First, Theo speaks with Lynley Edmeades and Saskia Leek about their new book Bordering on Miraculous. After that, we revisit Tom Tuke's 2021 interview with Mark Cleverley, to commemorate Mark's passing this week. Finally, Heidi Brickell calls in to discuss PAKANGA FOR THE LOSTGIRL, her solo exhibition at St Paul St Gallery.
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