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Presented by the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki in partnership with Artspace, the Gus Fisher Gallery and St Paul Street Gallery

WE LIVE IN TURBULENT TIMES.

The 3rd Auckland Triennial addresses the condition of turbulence – the complex and unpredictable cultural and political environment in which we live. The artists in this exhibition engage with the emotional flux of their daily reality, responding to the ambient hopes and fears in our midst. They create aesthetic interventions – active, vital and alternative ways of looking at the world around us.

The artists in turbulence present their real and imagined expressions of sustenance and exile, ancestry and colonisation, trade and co-existence.

The Auckland Triennial is New Zealand's premier international contemporary art exhibition providing a window onto the art of today while creating a dialogue between local artists and their global counterparts.

Presented at venues throughout inner city Auckland, turbulence will include painting, sculpture, photography, video, installation, film, performance and collaborations between international and New Zealand artists.

For further information about turbulence: the 3rd Auckland Triennial or to sign up for updates please email info@aucklandtriennial.com

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ARTISTS

Full list announced 6 November 2006

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CURATOR

Celebrated Melbourne-based curator Victoria Lynn will curate the 3rd Auckland Triennial.

New Zealand's largest and most prestigious international contemporary art exhibition, is pleased to have attracted a curator of Victoria's calibre. Director, Chris Saines enthuses, "Victoria brings a wealth of knowledge to the exhibition. She is no stranger to biennales with involvement in Queensland's Asia Pacific Triennial, as the Australian Commissioner for the Venice Biennale in 2003 and as curator of Tarrawarra Museum of Art's inaugural biennial in mid-2006".

Contemporary curator at the Art Gallery of New South Wales for over a decade, Victoria more recently worked as Director, Creative Development, at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Melbourne.

Victoria sees the role of the Auckland Triennial as "stimulating and enriching the lives of the art communities, while also providing a window onto the world of contemporary creativity for a wider audience." Adding that "the Triennial looks both inward and outward: to the needs of the local communities and to the flux of international art. It creates a dialogue between the local and the global."

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INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM

Keynote lecture – Gerardo Mosquera
Friday 9 March, 6pm
Gerardo Mosquera, Cuban academic and co-curator of the 2006 Liverpool Biennial, will deliver the opening address ‘Transitions: some international viewpoints on art and culture’. Admission charged: $10 adult/$8 concession. Bookings essential: ph + 64 9 307 4540.
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Panel discussions
Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 March 1pm - 3.30pm
Auckland Art Gallery auditorium
Invited speakers will consider the impacts of diaspora, migration and exile and their expression in contemporary art and culture. FREE. Bookings not required.

PERFORMANCE AND EVENTS

Opening Weekend 9-11 MARCH 2007
Don't miss daily talks by international and local artists as well as performances over the opening weekend. All venues will be open on Sunday 11 March. Details will be posted on this site closer to the opening.

The Atlas Group/Walid Raad Lebanon/United States of America
Attempting to research and document the history of contemporary Lebanon the performances of The Atlas Group are populated by imaginary figures, archival documents, video projections and memories of the turmoil of Lebanon.
FREE. Bookings essential: ph + 64 9 307 4540 or email: info@aucklandtriennial.com

Eve Armstrong (New Zealand)
Visitors are invited to participate in Eve Armstrong's Trading Table. Set up in the streets of Auckland, the artist encourages you to 'trade' an object, ideas, or service, for something on the table.

A programme of artist talks + curator talks + guided tours + guest lectures will run throughout the Triennial at the exhibition venues. Programme details will be posted on this site closer to the opening date.

EDUCATION GROUPS

turbulence will appeal to students of all ages. Group visits should be booked in advance with each venue.

For education bookings at the Auckland Art Gallery contact Christine Wildman
p + 64 9 307 7728
f + 64 9 307 4547
e christine.wildman@aucklandartgallery.govt.nz
Auckland Art Gallery offers a discounted admission fee of $2 per person for all groups booked in advance. Entry to ARTSPACE,
The Gus Fisher Gallery and ST PAUL ST is free of charge.

EXHIBITION VENUES AND DATES

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, NEW Gallery
Cnr Lorne and Wellesley Sts, Auckland
ph + 64 9 307 7700
www.aucklandartgallery.govt.nz

9 March to 4 June 2007
Open 7 Days 10am - 5pm

ARTSPACE
Level 1, 300 Karangahape Rd, Auckland
ph +64 9 303 4965
www.artspace.org.nz

9 March to 14 April 2007
Tues - Fri 10am - 6pm, Sat 11am - 4pm

The Gus Fisher Gallery
Kenneth Myers Centre, The University of Auckland, 74 Shortland St, Auckland
ph +64 9 373 7599 ext 86646
www.gusfishergallery.auckland.ac.nz/

9 March to 28 April 2007
Mon - Fri 10am - 5pm, Sat 12pm - 4pm

ST PAUL ST
Level 1 WM Building, Auckland University of Technology School of Art and Design, 34 St Paul St, Auckland
ph +64 9 921 9999 ext 8313
www.stpaulst.aut.ac.nz

9 March to 21 April 2007
Tues - Fri 10am - 5pm, Sat 12pm - 4pm

Academy Cinemas
Auckland Central Library Building, 44 Lorne Street
ph +64 9 373 2761
www.academycinemas.co.nz

Screenings weekends 9 March to 4 June 2007
See website for programme dates, times and prices

Triennial background and history

The Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki has a long history in presenting substantial exhibitions of contemporary New Zealand and international art. Building on the experience and success of this the Gallery launched the inaugural Auckland Triennial in 2000 in association with partner venues. Since then the Triennial has shown 70 artists, from 14 different countries. It has introduced a wide range of work and media to over 30,000 visitors. The highlight of New Zealand's contemporary art calendar the Triennial is not just a exhibition, including a symposium, substantial publication, public performances and events.

In 2007 turbulence is proud to be the key visual arts event of the Auckland Festival, AK07, Auckland's biennial arts festival.

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Sponsors and supporters

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Principle Sponsors

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Venues Map

Click to download a pdf of the map of turbulence, 3rd Auckland Triennial venues.

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