Shane Cotton, The Hanging Sky
Head #!?$ 2009 – 2012, acrylic on linen The Hanging Sky is a survey exhibition of the work of one of the country’s most critically acclaimed artists. It is currently showing at the
Difference
An exhibition held at Aratoi in 2006. ‘Difference’ is a group of 24 jugs each about 20cm tall displayed together. The jugs were made at the same time, with identical materials, and fired in a
Dry Stone wall
Simon foreground, Gavin at rear At the suggestion of a stone wall builder friend – Gavin Dench – who is also a keen enthusiast for wood fired pots - I eventually decided to
Warhol Immortal at Te Papa
Reigning Queens: Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.1985 The exhibition of Andy Warhol works at Te Papa promised a new look at this controversial artist. Curator Sarah Farrar is quoted by the
It’s Not the Thing, It’s How
Barry Brickell’s mantra is “It’s not the thing it’s how”. What he means is that the materials the object is made from, the way it is made and the technology used, contain the object’s essence
The Crystal Chain Gang: Fancy Fools Flight
Cast glass by Jim Dennison and Leanne Williams. At Aratoi until 17 March 2013 The decanters as originally displayed in the Sarjeant Gallery in Wanganui ‘Fancy Fools Flight’ is Martinborough glass artists Jim