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The 3rd Auckland Triennial: turbulence — The 3rd Auckland Triennial: turbulence

9 Mar 2007 — 4 Jun 2007

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The 3rd Auckland Triennial: turbulence

9 Mar 2007 — 4 Jun 2007

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The 1st Auckland Triennial: Bright Paradise — The 1st Auckland Triennial: Bright Paradise

3 Mar 2001 — 3 Jun 2001

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The 1st Auckland Triennial: Bright Paradise

3 Mar 2001 — 3 Jun 2001

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The 4th Auckland Triennial: Last Ride in a Hot Air Balloon — The 4th Auckland Triennial: Last Ride in a Hot Air Balloon

12 Mar 2010 — 20 Jun 2010

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The 4th Auckland Triennial: Last Ride in a Hot Air Balloon

12 Mar 2010 — 20 Jun 2010

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The 2nd Auckland Triennial: PUBLIC/PRIVATE Tumatanui/Tumataiti — The 2nd Auckland Triennial: PUBLIC/PRIVATE Tumatanui/Tumataiti

20 Mar 2004 — 30 May 2004

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The 2nd Auckland Triennial: PUBLIC/PRIVATE Tumatanui/Tumataiti

20 Mar 2004 — 30 May 2004

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The 5th Auckland Triennial: If you were to live here... — The 5th Auckland Triennial: If you were to live here...

10 May 2013 — 11 Aug 2013

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The 5th Auckland Triennial: If you were to live here...

10 May 2013 — 11 Aug 2013

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Shout Whisper Wail! The 2017 Chartwell Show — Shout Whisper Wail! The 2017 Chartwell Show

20 May 2017 — 15 Oct 2017

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Shout Whisper Wail! The 2017 Chartwell Show

20 May 2017 — 15 Oct 2017

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I'm Your Man (A Portrait of Leonard Cohen) — I'm Your Man (A Portrait of Leonard Cohen)

31 Aug 2020 — 6 Dec 2020

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I'm Your Man (A Portrait of Leonard Cohen)

31 Aug 2020 — 6 Dec 2020

FREE

Yayoi Kusama: The obliteration room — Yayoi Kusama: The obliteration room

9 Dec 2017 — 2 Apr 2018

Yayoi Kusama: The obliteration room

9 Dec 2017 — 2 Apr 2018

The Walters Prize 2004 — The Walters Prize 2004

18 Sep 2004 — 28 Nov 2004

$7 - $5

The Walters Prize 2004

18 Sep 2004 — 28 Nov 2004

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The Walters Prize 2016 — The Walters Prize 2016

16 Jul 2016 — 30 Oct 2016

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The Walters Prize 2016

16 Jul 2016 — 30 Oct 2016

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SOLD OUT | In Conversation with Robin White: Something Is Happening Here — SOLD OUT | In Conversation with Robin White: Something Is Happening Here

14 May 2022 2–3pm

Members $20, Non-Members $28 Book now

This May, we are proud to be hosting Dame Robin White for a celebration of the major new publication, Robin White: Something Is Happening Here. A true national treasure and one of Aotearoa’s most beloved contemporary artists, Robin will be sharing the stage with the book’s editors, Sarah Farrar, Jill Trevelyen and Nina Tonga. Following a panel discussion and Q&A, attendees will be able to purchase signed copies of the new landmark book.

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SOLD OUT | In Conversation with Robin White: Something Is Happening Here

14 May 2022 2–3pm

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Dame Jenny Gibbs and Gordon Walters – a private collection — Dame Jenny Gibbs and Gordon Walters – a private collection

15 Oct 2018 6.30–8.30pm

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Join us for an exclusive visit to the private art collection and residence of one of New Zealand’s most important art advocates, Dame Jenny Gibbs.

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Dame Jenny Gibbs and Gordon Walters – a private collection

15 Oct 2018 6.30–8.30pm

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Artist talk: Michael Stevenson with Natasha Conland — Artist talk: Michael Stevenson with Natasha Conland

12 Nov 2017 3pm

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Don’t miss this opportunity to hear Michael Stevenson in conversation with Natasha Conland, Curator, Contemporary Art, on the opening weekend of his new exhibition Serene Velocity in Practice: MC510/CS183.

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Artist talk: Michael Stevenson with Natasha Conland

12 Nov 2017 3pm

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BOOKED OUT | Artist talk with Robin White and Dr. Sarah Farrar — BOOKED OUT | Artist talk with Robin White and Dr. Sarah Farrar

29 Oct 2022 11.30am – 12.30pm and 1.30 – 2.30pm

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BOOKED OUT | Artist talk with Robin White and Dr. Sarah Farrar

29 Oct 2022 11.30am – 12.30pm and 1.30 – 2.30pm

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Collaboration across the Pacific: talanoa with Robin White and artists — Collaboration across the Pacific: talanoa with Robin White and artists

30 Oct 2022 2–3pm

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Collaboration across the Pacific: talanoa with Robin White and artists

30 Oct 2022 2–3pm

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She Claims: Art Matters – Judy Darragh and Rhana Devenport — She Claims: Art Matters – Judy Darragh and Rhana Devenport

5 Mar 2018 5.30–7.30pm

Members $25, General Admission $75 Book now

Join us at She Claims: Art Matters, a series of events where you’ll rub elbows with creatives and critics while celebrating the ideas, voices and power of creative women. We kick off this series, just before the 125th anniversary of women’s suffrage in New Zealand, with a conversation between two inspiring women: Auckland Art Gallery Director Rhana Devenport and visual artist Judy Darragh.

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She Claims: Art Matters – Judy Darragh and Rhana Devenport

5 Mar 2018 5.30–7.30pm

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BOOKED OUT | Panel discussion - Seeing the self: women artists depict themselves — BOOKED OUT | Panel discussion - Seeing the self: women artists depict themselves

8 Nov 2022 5.30 – 8pm

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BOOKED OUT | Panel discussion - Seeing the self: women artists depict themselves

8 Nov 2022 5.30 – 8pm

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Toi Te Kupu: Whakaahuatanga — Toi Te Kupu: Whakaahuatanga

15 Jun 2022 — 16 Jun 2022

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A major new wānanga toi Māori, Toi Te Kupu: Whakaahuatanga is to be held in Tāmaki Makaurau to coincide with this winter’s Matariki.

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Toi Te Kupu: Whakaahuatanga

15 Jun 2022 — 16 Jun 2022

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Professional Learning Day for Art Educators — Professional Learning Day for Art Educators

8 Dec 2020 9am—7pm

FREE (limited spots, registration required)

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Professional Learning Day for Art Educators

8 Dec 2020 9am—7pm

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Declaration: Setting the Agenda Symposium — Declaration: Setting the Agenda Symposium

30 Jul 2022 9.30am — 7pm

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Declaration: Setting the Agenda Symposium

30 Jul 2022 9.30am — 7pm

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From the series "Always There" — From the series "Always There"

Carlos Capelán

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2007

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Indian ink on paper

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950 x 700 mm

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Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the artist, 2007

Accession no

2007/17

From the series "Always There"

Carlos Capelán

Right of Way — Right of Way

Janet Lilo

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2013

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three-channel video, high definition (HD), 16:9, colour, silent

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Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2019

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C2019/1/27

Right of Way

Pushing a camera over a hill

Production date: Aug 1971
Medium: single channel video, standard definition (SD), 4:3, black and white, stereo sound
Size (h x w): 7min 25sec
Credit line: The Auckland Triennial Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2010
Accession no: 2010/18

Pushing a camera over a hill

Winter

Production date: 2013
Medium: super-16mm film transferred to HD video, colour, sound
Size (h x w): 34min 3sec
Credit line: The Auckland Triennial Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2013
Accession no: 2013/21

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Untitled — Untitled

Brendon Wilkinson

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2000

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wood, putty, metal, flock, dirt, glue, plastic and found objects

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425 x 390 x 390 mm

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The Auckland Triennial Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2001

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2001/7

Untitled

Brendon Wilkinson

Flasher: #5 (Pond) — Flasher: #5 (Pond)

Adam Chodzko

Production date

1996

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colour photograph

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505 x 760 mm

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The Auckland Triennial Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2001

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2001/8/2

Flasher: #5 (Pond)

Foreigners Everywhere (If you were to live here...) — Foreigners Everywhere (If you were to live here...)

Claire Fontaine

Production date

2013

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six suspended neons, framework, transformer, cables

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The Auckland Triennial Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased with funds from the Elise Mourant Bequest, 2014

Accession no

2014/18.1-6

Foreigners Everywhere (If you were to live here...)

Claire Fontaine

Flasher: #14 (Track) — Flasher: #14 (Track)

Adam Chodzko

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2000

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colour photograph

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505 x 760 mm

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The Auckland Triennial Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2001

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2001/8/1

Flasher: #14 (Track)

Flasher: #9 (Bird) — Flasher: #9 (Bird)

Adam Chodzko

Production date

1998

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colour photograph

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505 x 760 mm

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The Auckland Triennial Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2001

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2001/8/3

Flasher: #9 (Bird)

Susan Cochrane Pacific Archive — Susan Cochrane Pacific Archive

Susan Cochrane

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circa 1950-2019

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E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Susan Cochrane, 2019

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RC2020/2

Susan Cochrane Pacific Archive

Untitled — Untitled

Luke Willis Thompson

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2012

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spray paint, garage doors from Mahia Road, Manurewa, sensor and lights

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2000 x 3025 mm

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Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2013

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2013/32

Untitled

Luke Willis Thompson

The Story of a New Zealand River — The Story of a New Zealand River

Michael Parekōwhai

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2001

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paua, capiz, lacquer and wood on a concert grand piano

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1015 x 1580 x 2725 mm

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The Auckland Triennial Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, on loan from the Thanksgiving Foundation, 2001

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L2001/26

The Story of a New Zealand River

Michael Parekōwhai

Sunset I — Sunset I

Bill Culbert

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1990

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colour photograph

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1500 x 1000 mm

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The Auckland Triennial Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Patrons of the Auckland Art Gallery, 2001

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2001/10/1

Sunset I

The Five Sages — The Five Sages

Ashley Bickerton

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1998

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acrylic, pencil and photographs on plywood

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1218 x 2440 mm

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The Auckland Triennial Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased with funds from the Graeme Maunsell and the Lyndsay Garland Trust, 2001

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2001/27

The Five Sages

Ashley Bickerton

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Susan Cochrane Pacific Archive — Susan Cochrane Pacific Archive

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circa 1950-2019

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E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Susan Cochrane, 2019

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RC2020/2

Susan Cochrane Pacific Archive

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Giovanni Intra Lecture Delivered by Allan Smith Image — Giovanni Intra Lecture Delivered by Allan Smith
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Auckland Triennial Catalogue Image — Auckland Triennial Catalogue
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Auckland Triennial Catalogue

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5th Auckland Triennial: Keg De Souza @ Fresh Gallery Otara Image — 5th Auckland Triennial: Keg De Souza @ Fresh Gallery Otara
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5th Auckland Triennial: Keg De Souza @ Fresh Gallery Otara

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5th Auckland Triennial: Claire Healy and Sean Cordeiro @ Auckland Art Gallery Image — 5th Auckland Triennial: Claire Healy and Sean Cordeiro @ Auckland Art Gallery
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5th Auckland Triennial: Claire Healy and Sean Cordeiro @ Auckland Art Gallery

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5th Auckland Triennial: Ho Tzu Nyen @ ST PAUL St Gallery Image — 5th Auckland Triennial: Ho Tzu Nyen @ ST PAUL St Gallery
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5th Auckland Triennial: Ho Tzu Nyen @ ST PAUL St Gallery

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5th Auckland Triennial: Ou Ning @ Auckland Art Gallery Image — 5th Auckland Triennial: Ou Ning @ Auckland Art Gallery
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5th Auckland Triennial: Ou Ning @ Auckland Art Gallery

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5th Auckland Triennial: Peter Robinson @ Auckland Museum Image — 5th Auckland Triennial: Peter Robinson @ Auckland Museum
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5th Auckland Triennial: Peter Robinson @ Auckland Museum

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5th Auckland Triennial: Janet Lilo @ Artspace Image — 5th Auckland Triennial: Janet Lilo @ Artspace
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5th Auckland Triennial: Janet Lilo @ Artspace

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5th Auckland Triennial: Amie Siegel @ Auckland Art Gallery Image — 5th Auckland Triennial: Amie Siegel @ Auckland Art Gallery
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5th Auckland Triennial: Amie Siegel @ Auckland Art Gallery

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The 5th Auckland Triennial: If you were to live here... Image — The 5th Auckland Triennial: If you were to live here...
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The 5th Auckland Triennial: If you were to live here...

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5th Auckland Triennial: Ka Kata Te Po @ Auckland Art Gallery Image — 5th Auckland Triennial: Ka Kata Te Po @ Auckland Art Gallery
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5th Auckland Triennial: Ka Kata Te Po @ Auckland Art Gallery

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5th Auckland Triennial: Emory Douglas, Rigo 23 and Wayne Youle @ Fresh Gallery Image — 5th Auckland Triennial: Emory Douglas, Rigo 23 and Wayne Youle @ Fresh Gallery
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5th Auckland Triennial: Emory Douglas, Rigo 23 and Wayne Youle @ Fresh Gallery

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5th Auckland Triennial: Michael Lin and Andrew Barrie @ Auckland Art Gallery Image — 5th Auckland Triennial: Michael Lin and Andrew Barrie @ Auckland Art Gallery
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5th Auckland Triennial: Michael Lin and Andrew Barrie @ Auckland Art Gallery

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The 5th Auckland Triennial: The Lab Image — The 5th Auckland Triennial: The Lab
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The 5th Auckland Triennial: The Lab

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5th Auckland Triennial: Interview with Curator Hou Hanru Image — 5th Auckland Triennial: Interview with Curator Hou Hanru
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5th Auckland Triennial: Interview with Curator Hou Hanru

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The 5th Auckland Triennial: If you were to live here... Image — The 5th Auckland Triennial: If you were to live here...
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The 5th Auckland Triennial: If you were to live here...

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The 4th Auckland Triennial: Last Ride in a Hot Air Balloon Image — The 4th Auckland Triennial: Last Ride in a Hot Air Balloon
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The 4th Auckland Triennial: Last Ride in a Hot Air Balloon

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The 3rd Auckland Triennial: turbulence Image — The 3rd Auckland Triennial: turbulence
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The 3rd Auckland Triennial: turbulence

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The 2nd Auckland Triennial: PUBLIC/PRIVATE Tumatanui/Tumataiti Image — The 2nd Auckland Triennial: PUBLIC/PRIVATE Tumatanui/Tumataiti
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The 2nd Auckland Triennial: PUBLIC/PRIVATE Tumatanui/Tumataiti

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The 1st Auckland Triennial: Bright Paradise Image — The 1st Auckland Triennial: Bright Paradise
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The 1st Auckland Triennial: Bright Paradise

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2022 Michèle Whitecliffe Art Writing Prize runner-up – Opt, Co-opt and Co-ops: Politicised Participation in Recent Art from Aotearoa. Image — 2022 Michèle Whitecliffe Art Writing Prize runner-up – Opt, Co-opt and Co-ops: P...

2022 Michèle Whitecliffe Art Writing Prize runner-up – Opt, Co-opt and Co-ops: P...

31 Jan 2023

Mikayla Journée

Paul Cullen (1949–2017) Image — Paul Cullen (1949–2017)

Paul Cullen (1949–2017)

15 Mar 2017

Natasha Conland

i'ts here...final post of the year....11th and 12th day of Christmas

i'ts here...final post of the year....11th and 12th day of Christmas

24 Feb 2016

The other blog

The other blog

17 Feb 2016

Pacific Cities

Pacific Cities

26 Jan 2016

Mary Miss and the city as a living laboratory

Mary Miss and the city as a living laboratory

26 Jan 2016

Jim Allen

Jim Allen

26 Jan 2016

Robin White’s Beginner's Guide to Gilbertese Image — Robin White’s Beginner's Guide to Gilbertese

Robin White’s Beginner's Guide to Gilbertese

11 Jan 2016

The Lab: If you were to live here... Image — The Lab: If you were to live here...

The Lab: If you were to live here...

06 Jan 2016

Three cheers for the preps! Image — Three cheers for the preps!

Three cheers for the preps!

16 Dec 2015

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Auckland Triennial

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Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki announces its 2017 programme

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki announces its 2017 programme

Auckland Art Gallery to be obliterated this summer Image — Auckland Art Gallery to be obliterated this summer

Auckland Art Gallery to be obliterated this summer

Cardboard city to rise at Auckland Art Gallery – Project Another Country opens next weekend Image — Cardboard city to rise at Auckland Art Gallery – Project Another Country opens...

Cardboard city to rise at Auckland Art Gallery – Project Another Country opens...

Gordon Walters: New Vision opens at Auckland Art Gallery Image — Gordon Walters: New Vision opens at Auckland Art Gallery

Gordon Walters: New Vision opens at Auckland Art Gallery

Lee Mingwei’s art of participation comes to Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki Image — Lee Mingwei’s art of participation comes to Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Lee Mingwei’s art of participation comes to Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Mend a holey jumper or a broken relationship in Auckland Art Gallery’s new exhibition opening this weekend Image — Mend a holey jumper or a broken relationship in Auckland Art Gallery’s new exhib...

Mend a holey jumper or a broken relationship in Auckland Art Gallery’s new exhib...

Aotearoa New Zealand’s Leading Contemporary Art Award ‘The Walters Prize’ Announ...

Aotearoa New Zealand’s Leading Contemporary Art Award ‘The Walters Prize’ Announ...

Thanksgiving Foundation Image — Thanksgiving Foundation

Thanksgiving Foundation

International judge announced for New Zealand’s contemporary art prize: the Walters Prize 2016 Image — International judge announced for New Zealand’s contemporary art prize: the Walt...

International judge announced for New Zealand’s contemporary art prize: the Walt...

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