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cloud ribbon at Object Space w/ artist Kathryn Tsui: 14th June, 2024

cloud ribbon at Object Space w/ artist Kathryn Tsui: 14th June, 2024 cloud ribbon at Object Space w/ artist Kathryn Tsui: 14th June, 2024, 21.52 MB
Fri 14 Jun 2024

cloud ribbon is a new exhibition by Kathryn Tsui at Object Space. 

Kathryn is a textile based artist who currently lives in Tairua in the Coromandel Peninsula.

In beaded compositions and woven wall-hangings, cloud ribbon explores Kathryn’s own cultural heritage and craft practice by reflecting on intersections of Asian and European cultural histories.

Sofia spoke with Kathryn about the show and some of the research that went into it.

Various Artists w/ Beth and Sofia: 7th June, 2024

Various Artists w/ Beth and Sofia: 7th June, 2024 Various Artists w/ Beth and Sofia: 7th June, 2024, 133.9 MB
Fri 7 Jun 2024

This week on Various Artists!

Beth speaks to Exhibition and Artist Coordinator for the Auckland Festival of Photography, Daniel Ho, about the festival.

Sofia has a kōrero with the author of Ans Westra: a Life in Photography, historian Paul Moon, and Suite Gallery owner and director, David Alsop, about Westra and her work. 

Beth also chats with artist Matt Tini about his exhibition, the essentials of being a native.

And Nicholas speaks to co-curator of Derek Jarman’s upcoming exhibition, Delphinium Days, at Gus Fisher Gallery, Lisa Beauchamp.

Whakarongo tonu mai!

Derek Jarman: Delphinium Days w/ Co-curator Lisa Beauchamp: 7th June, 2024

Derek Jarman: Delphinium Days w/ Co-curator Lisa Beauchamp: 7th June, 2024 Derek Jarman: Delphinium Days w/ Co-curator Lisa Beauchamp: 7th June, 2024, 31.93 MB
Fri 7 Jun 2024

Derek Jarman was a pioneering artist whose work was unapologetic and defiant.

The artist's place as an influential gay rights activist is cemented in his work that survives him.

30 years after Jarman passed away from complications relating to AIDS, his work will be exhibited in Aotearoa for the first time.

Derek Jarman: Delphinium Days co-curated by Lisa Beauchamp, Curator of Contemporary Art at Gus Fisher Gallery, City Gallery Wellington Senior Curator Aaron Lister, and Michael Lett opens at Gus Fisher Gallery on the 15th of June. 

Nicholas spoke to co-curator Lisa Beauchamp about the landmark exhibition. 

the essentials of being a native w/ Artist Matt Tini: 7th June, 2024

the essentials of being a native w/ Artist Matt Tini: 7th June, 2024 the essentials of being a native w/ Artist Matt Tini: 7th June, 2024, 20.47 MB
Fri 7 Jun 2024

the essentials of being a native is an exhibition by Pōneke-based artist, Matt Tini (Waikato, Ngaati Tiipa, Ngāti Rakaipaaka, Ngāti Kahungunu), showing at the Corban Estate Arts Centre until the 22nd of June. 

He uses photography and moving images to explore colonial influences on the representation of Indigenous peoples, and challenge the narratives upheld by both colonisers and the colonised. 

Beth caught up with Matt about the essentials of being a native and what went into putting it all together.

Ans Westra: a Life in Photography w/ Author and Historian, Paul Moon, and Suite Gallery Owner and Director, David Alsop: 7th June, 2024

Ans Westra: a Life in Photography w/ Author and Historian, Paul Moon, and Suite Gallery Owner and Director, David Alsop: 7th June, 2024 Ans Westra: a Life in Photography w/ Author and Historian, Paul Moon, and Suite Gallery Owner and Director, David Alsop: 7th June, 2024, 33.38 MB
Fri 7 Jun 2024

The book, Ans Westra: a Life in Photography by Paul Moon, was released on the 10th of May. 

Westra is one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most well known social documentary photographers, best known for her candid black-and-white photography of New Zealand life and culture. 

Some of her most notable photographs included images of life in remote areas, Māori communities, and anti-apartheid protestors who clashed with riot police during the 1981 Springbok tour.

In light of Westra’s death in February 2023, Ans Westra: a Life in Photography is a richly illustrated biography of her life and her remarkable, and sometimes controversial, practice, which continues to be debated today.

Sofia had a kōrero with the author of the book, historian Paul Moon, and Suite Gallery owner and director, David Alsop, who manages the Ans Westra archive and copyright, about Ans Westra: a Life in Photography. 

Auckland Festival of Photography w/ Daniel Ho: 7th June, 2024

Auckland Festival of Photography w/ Daniel Ho: 7th June, 2024 Auckland Festival of Photography w/ Daniel Ho: 7th June, 2024, 13.11 MB
Fri 7 Jun 2024

The Auckland Festival of Photography is celebrating its 21st anniversary this year.

There will be events on until the 14th June all around Tāmaki Makaurau, ranging from the CBD to Orewa and Helensville.

Beth caught up with Daniel Ho, the Exhibition and Artist Coordinator for the Auckland Festival of Photography, about the festival and more.

Stage Direction w/ Rand Hazou: 4 June, 2024

Stage Direction w/ Rand Hazou: 4 June, 2024 Stage Direction w/ Rand Hazou: 4 June, 2024, 13.66 MB
Tue 4 Jun 2024

Rand Hazou, one of the presenters of chats The Gaza Dialogues, chats about the five-night mini-cultural festival fostering engagement with Palestine that begins tonight. 

Various Artists w/ Beth and Sofia: May 31st, 2024

Various Artists w/ Beth and Sofia: May 31st, 2024 Various Artists w/ Beth and Sofia: May 31st, 2024, 134.52 MB
Fri 31 May 2024

This week on Various Artists!

Beth had a kōrero with painter Laura Crespi about her exhibition, Odyssey of a Liminal Mind.

She also spoke with illustrator and writer Dean Rankine, who will be an artist at Wintergeddon, about his work on the Simpsons comics and what he’s working on at the moment.

And Sofia chatted with Francis McWhannell at Season Gallery about Robyn Kahukiwa’s current exhibition, Tuawahine. 

Whakarongo tonu mai! 

Robyn Kahukiwa, 'Tuawahine', at Season Gallery w/ Season Gallery co-curator, Francis McWhannell: 31st May, 2024

Robyn Kahukiwa, 'Tuawahine', at Season Gallery w/ Season Gallery co-curator, Francis McWhannell: 31st May, 2024 Robyn Kahukiwa, 'Tuawahine', at Season Gallery w/ Season Gallery co-curator, Francis McWhannell: 31st May, 2024, 21.98 MB
Fri 31 May 2024

Robyn Kahukiwa (Ngāti Porou, Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti, Ngāti Hau, Ngāti Konohi, Te Whānau-a-Ruataupare, Te Whānau-a-Te Aotawarirangi) is an internationally acclaimed artist whose work explores heritage, identity and rangatiratanga of Māori. 

The kaupapa of her work ranges from exploring ideas surrounding colonisation, dispossession, motherhood, wellbeing, whakapapa, and tikanga Māori. 

Her newest exhibition, Tuawahine, at Season Gallery centres images of wāhine Māori, emphasising mana wāhine and mana Māori motuhake. 

Sofia spoke to co-curator of Season, Francis McWhannell, about the exhibition and Kahukiwa’s practice. 

Odyssey of a Liminal Mind w/ Laura Crespi: May 31st, 2024

Odyssey of a Liminal Mind w/ Laura Crespi: May 31st, 2024 Odyssey of a Liminal Mind w/ Laura Crespi: May 31st, 2024, 22.07 MB
Fri 31 May 2024

Odyssey of a Liminal Mind is an exploration of mental health and the trauma we go through. Laura is interested in communication and art as a mode of communication. She often uses acrylic paint and experiments with mixed media.

I caught up with Laura about Odyssey of a Liminal Mind, which is on until June 14th.