Various Artists with Beth & Sofia

On the show this week;

Nicholas speaks to Zoë Colling, one of the curators of That’s so last century, a new exhibition at the Auckland City library that explores New Zealand fashion from the 1950s-1990s.

Beth speaks to world-renowned illustrator and author of children’s books and the political cartoonist for the Observer, Chris Riddell, about his new volume of poems, I Can’t Remember What We Talked About.

To end the show, Nicholas speaks to Louise Menzies an artist featured in Eight thousand layers of moments, an exhibition hosted at Gus Fisher Gallery.

Aotearoa in the 80s was a place of dynamic social change.

From the Springbok Tour to the sinking of the Rainbow Warrior,  activism was rampant and a cultural shift had begun to take place.

This was mirrored in the art that was produced during the decade.

A new exhibition named Lovers & Castaways highlights the Kiwi art of the 80s and includes now famous New Zealand artists like;

Ralph Hotere, Dick Frazell, Brent Wong, Gretchen Albrecht, Debra Bustin, Louise Henderson and Pat Hanly.

Nicholas spoke to the exhibition's Curator Aleks Petrovic about the inspiration and process behind Lovers & Castaways.

Luck is an intangible and ever-elusive aspect of the human experience.

The concept of luck has many names across the globe, spanning cultures and continents.

A new exhibition at Gus Fisher Gallery brings together group of artists from around the world to explore differing perspectives regarding luck.

The pieces touch on how aspects of chance, unpredictability, agency and control can play out in artistic production.

Nicholas spoke to contributing artist Matthew Cowan about his approach to the concept of luck, as well as his experience as a part of the exhibition.

Angela Yang (performer) and Cindy Yunha Jang-Barlow (Creator/Director), are in to talk about their show I Don't Wanna Dance Alone.