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ArtExplore: Tour of the galleries in Wellington

ArtExplore: Tour of the galleries in Wellington area recently. Dowse Gallery – ‘The Most Dedicated’ An Aotearoa Graffiti Story (until 22 August 2021). A terrific, immersive show. At last off the streets, into a public art gallery and getting some serious attention and cultural respect – TMD (The Most Dedicated) Street Art Collective. With humble beginnings in the Auckland 90s ‘from this crew….emerged with its fair share of unsung and underground heroes as well as Aotearoa’s first global stars in the graffiti and large scale street art arena’ - Askew. Over 20 artists represented in the show including Askew, Fluro, WOW123, and Misery – all shown here in this and next 3 posts. Here, Misery, Speaking with Flowers, 2021.
thedowse @askewone @miseryland #wow123 @wellingtoncitycouncil @artnews.nz @artnewzealand

ArtExplore: Tour of the galleries in Wellington

ArtExplore: Tour of the galleries in Wellington area recently. Dowse Gallery – ‘The Most Dedicated’ An Aotearoa Graffiti Story (until 22 August 2021). A terrific, immersive show. At last off the streets, into a public art gallery and getting some serious attention and cultural respect – TMD (The Most Dedicated) Street Art Collective. With humble beginnings in the Auckland 90s ‘from this crew….emerged with its fair share of unsung and underground heroes as well as Aotearoa’s first global stars in the graffiti and large scale street art arena’ - Askew. Over 20 artists represented in the show including Askew, Fluro, WOW123, and Misery – all shown here in this and next 3 posts. Here WOW123 Memeorylane, 2021.
thedowse @askewone @miseryland #wow123 @wellingtoncitycouncil @artnews.nz @artnewzealand

ArtExplore: Tour of the galleries in Wellington

ArtExplore: Tour of the galleries in Wellington area recently. Dowse Gallery – ‘The Most Dedicated’ An Aotearoa Graffiti Story (until 22 August 2021). A terrific, immersive show. At last off the streets, into a public art gallery and getting some serious attention and cultural respect – TMD (The Most Dedicated) Street Art Collective. With humble beginnings in the Auckland 90s ‘from this crew….emerged with its fair share of unsung and underground heroes as well as Aotearoa’s first global stars in the graffiti and large scale street art arena’ - Askew. Over 20 artists represented in the show including Askew, Fluro, WOW123, and Misery – all shown here in this and next 3 posts. Here FLURO Lightworks, 2021.
thedowse @askewone @miseryland #wow123 @wellingtoncitycouncil @artnews.nz @artnewzealand

ArtExplore: Tour of the galleries in Wellington

ArtExplore: Tour of the galleries in Wellington area recently. Dowse Gallery – ‘The Most Dedicated’ An Aotearoa Graffiti Story (until 22 August 2021). A terrific, immersive show. At last off the streets, into a public art gallery and getting some serious attention and cultural respect – TMD (The Most Dedicated) Street Art Collective. With humble beginnings in the Auckland 90s ‘from this crew….emerged with its fair share of unsung and underground heroes as well as Aotearoa’s first global stars in the graffiti and large scale street art arena’ - Askew. Over 20 artists represented in the show including Askew, Fluro, WOW123, and Misery – all shown here in this and next 3 posts. Here Askew One Digilogue11, 2021.
thedowse @askewone @miseryland #wow123 @wellingtoncitycouncil @artnews.nz @artnewzealand

ArtExplore: Tour of the galleries in Wellington

ArtExplore: Tour of the galleries in Wellington area recently. Pataka Gallery Porirua. ‘Where Memories Sleep’ (to 11 July 2021). Video Installation created and directed by Jason O’Hara, original music by Warren Maxwell. ‘Blurring the lines between dance, theatre, music and film, this immersive work cine-dance installation explores the imagined legend of the Aurora in Antartica. A stunning, innovative work that can also incorporate physical dancers for special showings – go to Pataka for those dates.
This and next posting are on this work at Pataka Gallery.
@patakaartmuseum @friends_of_pataka @wellingtoncitycouncil @artnews.nz @where_memories_sleep

ArtExplore: Tour of the galleries in Wellington

ArtExplore: Tour of the galleries in Wellington area recently. Pataka Gallery Porirua. ‘Where Memories Sleep’ (to 11 July 2021). Video Installation created and directed by Jason O’Hara, original music by Warren Maxwell. ‘Blurring the lines between dance, theatre, music and film, this immersive work cine-dance installation explores the imagined legend of the Aurora in Antartica. A stunning, innovative work that can also incorporate physical dancers for special showings – go to Pataka for those dates.
This and next two postings are on this work at Pataka Gallery.
@patakaartmuseum @friends_of_pataka @wellingtoncitycouncil @artnews.nz @artnewzealand @where_memories_sleep

Greer Twiss sculpture newly in place Devonport Wha

Greer Twiss sculpture newly in place Devonport Wharf

ArtExplore Wellington Cupadupa. Lema Shamamba, i

ArtExplore Wellington Cupadupa. Lema Shamamba, in conversation with Mark Amery (ArtExplore), Zoe Black Objectspace(Auckland) and Mary-Jane (ArtExplore). Lema, through her embroidery art work portrays witnessing the ‘everyday’ horror of living in her home country ‘Republic of Congo’. Thanks to ‘Made in Marion’ on Cuba St for venue.
#cupadupa @wgtncc @wellingtoncitycouncil @objectspace @artnews.nz @artnewzealand

Mary Jane Duffy and Olivia McLeavey @mcleaveygalle

Mary Jane Duffy and Olivia McLeavey @mcleaveygallery for @artexplore.nz Curators of Cuba

@manzanzasam @made_inmarion @cubadupa with @object

@manzanzasam @made_inmarion @cubadupa with @objectspace and Lema Shamamba

Shoes @enjoycontemporary for talk with Areez Katk

Shoes @enjoycontemporary for talk with Areez Katki @cubadupa

ArtExplore Auckland: Karen Rubado ‘ soft ware’ exhibition at Melanie Roger Gallery to 17 April 2021 (excluding Easter) Opening night. Karren here with Caril Cowan of ArtExplore in front of ‘queen of the oxes’ a piece just acquired for the ArtExplore collection.
#karenrubado @karebou @melanierogergallery @myartnz @artcollectormagazine @artnews.nz @artnewzealand @independentcollectors

Saturday 1.45pm Curators of Cuba discussion series

Saturday 1.45pm Curators of Cuba discussion series Mary Jane Duffy talks to 2 of the remarkable women behind McLeavey Gallery, Olivia McLeavey & Hillary McLeavey. Speaking of Yvonne Todd has released specially a ltd edition poster with an apt promotional gif for digital pleasure

A special wee Curators of Cuba free discussion on

A special wee Curators of Cuba free discussion on Sunday at 3pm. Join writers Pip Ada, Lucy Revill and Mark Amery at Tatyana Kulida's wonderful loft painting studio Level 3 33 Cuba Street (note all those threes) for 'The Artist and her Subjects’ exploring parallels between creating a life portrait in paint and the written word.

ArtExplore: Tour of ‘Toi Tu Toi Ora’ AAG wi

ArtExplore: Tour of ‘Toi Tu Toi Ora’ AAG with Curator Nigel Borell. Nigel & our ArtExplore Group – with Shane Cotton’s superbly adorned ‘Dingy’ voyaging past our Pakeha Colonial Art History! Pointed and poignant! A stunningly conceived exhibition – four years in the making, 20 years in gestation. A very special occasion with Nigel the curator as our guide. Hard to overestimate the seminal importance of this survey of contemporary Maori Art from the 1940s up to the present.
#aucklandartgallery #nigelborell @nigelborell @aklcouncil @visitauckland @artcollectormagazine @artnews.nz @artnewzealand @independentcollectors

Curators of Cuba discussion at Cubadupa. Sunday 28

Curators of Cuba discussion at Cubadupa. Sunday 28 March
12.30pm Te Auaha. De la Milpa a la Mesa: a Mexican food journey. A discussion with Lee Davidson, Jihwan Jeon and Alex Gordon with Mary Jane Duffy. 65 Dixon Street.

Gina Kiel working on the top of the Taniwha Stage

Gina Kiel working on the top of the Taniwha Stage for Cubadupa with Miriama Grace Smith and Xoe Hall - a rather special collab commission

ArtExplore: Tour of ‘Toi Tu Toi Ora’ AAG wi

ArtExplore: Tour of ‘Toi Tu Toi Ora’ AAG with Curator Nigel Borell. Caril Cowan ArtExplore with Nigel Borell & our ArtExplore Group thanks to Nigel at the end of the tour. Sandy Adsett Painting in background. A stunningly conceived exhibition – four years in the making, 20 years in gestation. A very special occasion with Nigel the curator as our guide. Hard to overestimate the seminal importance of this survey of contemporary Maori Art from the 1940s up to the present. More about this in coming posts.
#aucklandartgallery #nigelborell @nigelborell @aklcouncil @visitauckland @artcollectormagazine @artnews.nz @artnewzealand @independentcollectors

ArtExplore: Tour of ‘Toi Tu Toi Ora’ AAG wi

ArtExplore: Tour of ‘Toi Tu Toi Ora’ AAG with Curator Nigel Borell. Nigel & our ArtExplore Group in the realm of Te Po – the dark night – with Israel Tangaroa Birch’s ‘Arai-i-te-uru’. A stunningly conceived exhibition – four years in the making, 20 years in gestation. A very special occasion with Nigel the curator as our guide. Hard to overestimate the seminal importance of this survey of contemporary Maori Art from the 1940s up to the present. More about this in coming posts.
#aucklandartgallery #nigelborell @nigelborell @aklcouncil @visitauckland @artcollectormagazine @artnews.nz @artnewzealand @independentcollectors

Curators of Cuba discussion Saturday 27 March at C

Curators of Cuba discussion Saturday 27 March at Cubadupa Thistle Hall 4.45pm. Join Thistle Hall's Claire Harris, Barry McQuire from Hangar gallery (Whangarei) - work pictures - legendary artist musician George Henderson and Mark Amery for a Curators of Cuba discussion on 'DIY- Culturalists' an exhibition showcasing multidisciplinary alternative arts from around Aotearoa: paint, print, music, digital and sculpture "that presents the ethos of DYI arts culture that sits within our everyday lives." Exhibiting artists include Chris Heazelwood, Scott Mcfarlane, Robert Scott, Peter Branburn, Hayley Theyers, Rob Thorne, Kerry Tunstall, Lisa Clunie, Peter Millington, Thorsten Hoppe, George Henderson, Lindsay Marks, Hayley Clarke, Toi Maihi, Barry Squire, Megan Corbett and Virginia Guy. More on Curators of Cuba: https://www.cubadupa.co.nz/.../curators-of-cuba-free.../

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