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Choi Jeong Hwa, Flower Chandelier
Choi Jeong Hwa, Flower Chandelier

Free entry

Choi Jeong Hwa, Flower Chandelier

Free entry

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Julio comienza en Julio (Julio Begins in July) 1977
Julio comienza en Julio (Julio Begins in July) 1977

1pm

Free

The film tells the story of a teenager of the Chilean upper class of the early twentieth century, Julio, and the ritual initiation phase which every boy must go through to meet social accepted canons of maturity.

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Central do Brasil (Central Station) 1998
Central do Brasil (Central Station) 1998

12pm

Free

An emotive journey of a former school teacher, who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy, whose mother has just died, as they search for the father he never knew. 

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Doc Edge Presents: Among The Believers (2015)
Doc Edge Presents: Among The Believers (2015)

2pm

$5 + booking fee Buy tickets

The opening sequence of a very young boy delivering a sermon with vitriolic hatred in his eyes sets the scene for this chilling recording of the spread of radical Islam in Pakistan, and the resulting clash of ideologies between moderate and fundamentalist forces.

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Nepal Earthquake Fundraiser: The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
Nepal Earthquake Fundraiser: The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

2pm

$15 single / $25 double

Grand Budapest Hotel recounts the adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend.

Nepal Earthquake Fundraiser: The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

2pm

$15 single / $25 double

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Doc Edge presents: The Sound of Her Guitar (2016)
Doc Edge presents: The Sound of Her Guitar (2016)

2pm

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The opening sequence of a very young boy delivering a sermon with vitriolic hatred in his eyes sets the scene for this chilling recording of the spread of radical Islam in Pakistan, and the resulting clash of ideologies between moderate and fundamentalist forces.

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Gabo: The Creation of Gabriel García Márquez (2015)
Gabo: The Creation of Gabriel García Márquez (2015)

2pm

Free

This is the incredible story of Gabriel García Márquez — 'Gabo' to all of Latin America — winner of the 1982 Nobel Prize for Literature, author of the globally popular masterpiece One Hundred Years of Solitude, and the most popular and perhaps best writer in Spanish since Cervantes.

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Cidade de Deus (City of God) 2002
Cidade de Deus (City of God) 2002

12pm

Free

The streets of the world's most notorious slum, Rio de Janeiro's City of God, are a place where combat photographers fear to tread, police rarely go and residents are lucky if they live to the age of 20.

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Doc Edge Presents: Gabo – The Creation of Gabriel García Márquez (2015)
Doc Edge Presents: Gabo – The Creation of Gabriel García Márquez (2015)

2pm

$5 + booking fee Buy tickets

This is the incredible story of Gabriel García Márquez — 'Gabo' to all of Latin America — winner of the 1982 Nobel Prize for Literature, author of the globally popular masterpiece One Hundred Years of Solitude, and the most popular and perhaps best writer in Spanish since Cervantes.

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Southern District (Zona Sur) 2009
Southern District (Zona Sur) 2009

4pm

Free

Internationally acclaimed Bolivian director Juan Carlos Valdivia introduces his award-winning 2009 film Zona Sur (Southern District).

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Indian Diaspora Aotearoa Three Ways
Indian Diaspora Aotearoa Three Ways

1pm

Free

In three short films Kiwi-Indian writer/producer and academic, Shuchi Kothari, wrestles with what it means to be a diasporic Indian in New Zealand.  Her latest film Shit One Carries, is also her first foray into directing fiction.

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Indigenous LGBT Film Festival
Indigenous LGBT Film Festival

12–4.30pm

Free

Enjoy a selection of indigenous lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender short and feature films – part of the Auckland Pride Festival 2016.

Indigenous LGBT Film Festival

12–4.30pm

Free

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Doc Edge Presents: World Shorts II
Doc Edge Presents: World Shorts II

2-3.35pm

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As part of the 14th International Documentary Film Festival, Doc Edge in association with RNZ presents a series of documentary screenings at the Gallery.

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Animated short film screenings
Animated short film screenings

11am or 1pm

Free

Enjoy a compilation of animated short films for all ages kindly presented by Alliance Française Auckland for the October school holidays.

Animated short film screenings

11am or 1pm

Free

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Te Reo Māori short films
Te Reo Māori short films

2pm

Free entry

A collection of shorts to celebrate Te Wiki o te Reo Māori (Māori Language Week).

Te Reo Māori short films

2pm

Free entry

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French Language Weekend: Short films
French Language Weekend: Short films

3.30pm

Free

In conjunction with Alliance Française Auckland we are pleased to screen a compilation of short films courtesy of the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival – the world's leading film festival dedicated to short films. 

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Children's short film programme
Children's short film programme

11am

Free

Auckland Art Gallery, in partnership with Alliance Française Auckland, is pleased to offer you free animated short film screenings, for children and adults, over the September school holidays.

Children's short film programme

11am

Free

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Short films
Short films

3.30pm

Free

In conjunction with Alliance Française Auckland we are pleased to screen a compilation of short films courtesy of the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival – the world's leading film festival dedicated to short films.

Short films

3.30pm

Free

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Children's short film programme
Children's short film programme

11am and 1pm

Free

Auckland Art Gallery, in partnership with Alliance Française Auckland, is pleased to offer you free animated short film screenings, for children and adults, over the September school holidays.

Children's short film programme

11am and 1pm

Free

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Manpower Lectures – #3 The New Mail Order
Manpower Lectures – #3 The New Mail Order

6—7pm

Members $100, Non-Members $190, Students $80 Book now

When Eugen Sandow, the father of modern bodybuilding, toured New Zealand in the summer of 1902-03, his aim was to reshape the nation. Long before the likes of Charles Atlas peddled mail order muscle programmes, the Sandow System was embraced by men throughout New Zealand. Eager to flex and pose and dream of a new male order, these men joined local gyms, entered bodybuilding contests, and even strutted their stuff in local beauty competitions. In this lecture, Dr Caroline Daley reveals the bodies of early twentieth century men and questions whether our fixation with rugby players, farmers and soldiers means we’re missing the pleasure that comes from gazing upon the world’s most perfectly developed man and his local acolytes.

This lecture is the third in a four-part series, Manpower Lectures: Antiquity, aesthetes and athleticism. 

Manpower Lectures – #3 The New Mail Order

6—7pm

Members $100, Non-Members $190, Students $80 Book now

Artworks

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Waikato Fort - Rangiriri
Waikato Fort - Rangiriri

R Boys

Production date
Unknown
Medium
watercolour
Size (h x w)
150 x 245 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
MU/279
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Boys in a tree
Boys in a tree

Robert N Field

Production date
1951
Medium
linocut
Size (h x w)
158 x 148 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1980
Accession no
1980/40/5
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On display

Badende Knaben (Bathing Boys)
Badende Knaben (Bathing Boys)

Max Liebermann

On display

Production date
1906
Medium
etching
Size (h x w)
283 x 409 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1956
Accession no
1956/27/1
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Title page to 'Tales for Boys'
Title page to 'Tales for Boys'

Unknown artist

Production date
circa 1842
Medium
lithograph
Size (h x w)
137 x 85 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1974
Accession no
1974/17/1/2
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Purewa, The Native Boys School and the Barn
Purewa, The Native Boys School and the Barn

Thomas Hutton

Production date
19th century
Medium
watercolour
Size (h x w)
220 x 278 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1939
Accession no
1939/17/8
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Boys Heads, Tréboul
Boys Heads, Tréboul

Frances Hodgkins

Production date
1927
Medium
watercolour
Size (h x w)
400 x 490 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased with funds from the Winstone Bequest, 1954
Accession no
1954/9/8
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Boys Riding a Goat
Boys Riding a Goat

Francesco Bartolozzi Marc Franceschini

On display

Production date
1765
Medium
etching
Size (h x w)
349 x 473 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Mr G M Mitford 1883
Accession no
1883/1/30
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Two Boys with Kites
Two Boys with Kites

Jenny Campbell

Production date
1924
Medium
linocut
Size (h x w)
204 x 180 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Ms A M Johnston, 1987
Accession no
1987/4
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Boys Playing Cards
Boys Playing Cards

Giacomo Francesco Cipper

Production date
Unknown
Medium
oil on canvas
Size (h x w)
1130 x 851 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Sir George Grey, 1887
Accession no
1887/1/7
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Two Māori boys in an English field
Two Māori boys in an English field

Ayesha Green

Production date
2022
Medium
acrylic on canvas
Size (h x w)
2400 x 3800 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2022
Accession no
2022/22.1-2
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Train up your Parents the way they should go
Train up your Parents the way they should go

George Du Maurier

Production date
1896
Medium
pen and ink
Size (h x w)
318 x 195 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1980
Accession no
1980/20/2
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Boys Playing Cricket
Boys Playing Cricket

David Gommon

Production date
Unknown
Medium
oil on cardboard
Size (h x w)
495 x 711 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Lucy Carrington Wertheim, 1948
Accession no
1948/7/20
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Sunset
Sunset

James Nairn

Production date
1903
Medium
oil on cardboard
Size (h x w)
251 x 308 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1970
Accession no
1970/13/2
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Man and boys, Auckland
Man and boys, Auckland

Max Oettli

Production date
1972
Medium
gelatin silver print
Size (h x w)
309 x 404 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Max Oettli, through the Auckland Art Gallery Foundation, 2018
Accession no
2017/12/27
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Summer Encounter
Summer Encounter

Jan Nigro

Production date
1972-1973
Medium
oil on canvas
Size (h x w)
370 x 595 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Jan Nigro, 2009
Accession no
2009/30/1
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Gemini
Gemini

Laura Knight

Production date
1932
Medium
aquatint
Size (h x w)
302 x 247 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1937
Accession no
1937/5/1
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Head of a Maori boy
Head of a Maori boy

Rita Angus

Production date
circa 1938
Medium
oil on canvas on plywood
Size (h x w)
422 x 310 x 4 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1957
Accession no
1957/26
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Haka, a little practice makes perfect
Haka, a little practice makes perfect

Arthur Northwood

Production date
1911
Medium
gelatin silver print
Size (h x w)
200 x 155 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2002
Accession no
2002/20/1
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Boy sitting in a pasture
Boy sitting in a pasture

James Nairn

Production date
1902
Medium
oil on canvas
Size (h x w)
625 x 498 x 60 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1974
Accession no
1974/54/2
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Boy in a green jersey
Boy in a green jersey

M T Woollaston

Production date
1954
Medium
oil on cardboard
Size (h x w)
435 x 348 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1969
Accession no
1969/20
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After Bronzino
After Bronzino

Susan Wilson

Production date
2010
Medium
etching with drypoint on Hahnemuehle paper
Size (h x w)
390 x 265 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2014
Accession no
2014/3
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George
George

Frances Hodgkins

Production date
circa 1896
Medium
watercolour
Size (h x w)
454 x 315 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1972
Accession no
1972/2
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Reuben, Russell, 14 April 1993 (Portrait)
Reuben, Russell, 14 April 1993 (Portrait)

Laurence Aberhart

Production date
1993
Medium
black and white photograph
Size (h x w)
240 x 192 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1994
Accession no
1994/9/1
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Empire (Loft)
Empire (Loft)

Gavin Hipkins

Production date
2007
Medium
C-type print
Size (h x w)
1046 x 1296 x 62 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the artist, 2016
Accession no
2016/34
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Rocker and his Toad
Rocker and his Toad

Christopher Killip

Production date
1987
Medium
gelatin silver print
Size (h x w)
401 x 501 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1987
Accession no
1987/29/26
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Portrait of a Boy
Portrait of a Boy

Girolamo Nerli

Production date
Unknown
Medium
pastel
Size (h x w)
755 x 546 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1957
Accession no
1957/18/1
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Head of a boy
Head of a boy

Edward Friström

Production date
1910
Medium
oil on canvas on board
Size (h x w)
193 x 159 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1978
Accession no
1978/37/1
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Simon and Martin 1965
Simon and Martin 1965

Marti Friedlander

Production date
2000
Medium
gelatin silver print, toned with gold
Size (h x w)
479 x 323 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Marti Friedlander, with assistance from the Elise Mourant Bequest, 2001
Accession no
2000/28/70
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Head of a boy
Head of a boy

E Vercoe

Production date
Unknown
Medium
oil on board
Size (h x w)
460 x 410 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1945
Accession no
1945/1/1
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La femme a la chandelle (Old woman and boy with candles)
La femme a la chandelle (Old woman and boy with candles)

Peter Paul Rubens Paulus Pontius

Production date
1620-1630
Medium
etching and engraving
Size (h x w)
245 x 195 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1955
Accession no
1955/42/12
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Ian (Ossian)
Ian (Ossian)

Jacob Epstein

Production date
1942
Medium
bronze
Size (h x w)
406 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
M1948/3
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"When are you going to stop drawing Dad?"
"When are you going to stop drawing Dad?"

John Bratby

Production date
1962
Medium
conte crayon
Size (h x w)
1720 x 770 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Artist, 1984
Accession no
1984/12/10
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A Maori boy balancing a basket and fish on his shoulders
A Maori boy balancing a basket and fish on his shoulders

Trevor Lloyd

Production date
circa 1920s
Medium
drypoint
Size (h x w)
218 x 120 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Connie and Olive Lloyd, 1973
Accession no
1973/7/16
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Moran 1968
Moran 1968

Marti Friedlander

Production date
2000
Medium
gelatin silver print, toned with gold
Size (h x w)
478 x 323 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Marti Friedlander, with assistance from the Elise Mourant Bequest, 2001
Accession no
2000/28/142
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Untitled [Three schoolboys]
Untitled [Three schoolboys]

Len Casbolt

Production date
circa 1940s
Medium
photograph
Size (h x w)
212 x 173 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2010
Accession no
2010/14/51
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Peter
Peter

Ivy Fife

Production date
circa 1943
Medium
oil on card
Size (h x w)
597 x 485 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1944
Accession no
1944/5
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Marti Friedlander Archive
Marti Friedlander Archive
Production date
1955-2017
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, on loan from the Gerrard and Marti Friedlander Charitable Trust, 2002
Accession no
RC2007/11

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