Independent designer Tana Mitchell chairs a panel discussion with invited guests to discuss their responses to the work of Gordon Walters on New Zealand graphic design.
$75 Members early bird*, $85 Members standard, $125 Non-Members early bird*, $135 Non-Members* Book now
Associate Professor Linda Tyler and ‘design encyclopaedia’ Caroline Montague dive deep into the history, heyday and highlights of Danish Design in this fun day of learning about Denmark Design. This one-day class consists of four 50-minute illustrated talks on:
1. The First Danish Design Companies with an international reputation
2. From Classicism to Functionalism
3. Organic Modernism: Danish Design Goes International
4. Danish Design in the Postmodern era and Our Time
Join Convenor of Creative Writing, English Department, University of Auckland, Dr. Paula Morris for her lecture World of Words: Why Ideas Don’t Make Stories.
This is the first in a series of public forums over 2016 organised by Auckland Art Gallery to aid dialogue on topical questions for contemporary art and culture.
Join noted film critic and writer Helene Wong discussing her new book Being Chinese: A New Zealander’s Story with screenwriter and award winning director Roseanne Liang.
The online Sunday magazine e-Tangata tells Māori and Pasifika stories about people and issues of significance to all New Zealanders. The storytellers you’ll meet are Tapu Misa, Dale Husband, Moana Maniapoto, Māmari Stephens and Stacey Morrison. They’ll talk a little about e-Tangata and what they are working to achieve; and they are keen to hear what you would like to read in the future.
This is the second in a series of public forums over 2016 organised by Auckland Art Gallery to aid dialogue on topical questions for contemporary art and culture.
To celebrate Pacific Sisters: He Toa Tāera | Fashion Activistsclosing weekend, the Gallery presents a panel discussion chaired by Nina Tonga, the exhibition’s curator from Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand.
Nina will be in conversation with members of the Pacific Sisters: Ani O’Neill, Rosanna Raymond, Suzanne Tamaki, Nephi Tupaea and Feeonaa Wall.
Presented by Objectspace, The Single Object series sees Wallace Chapman, broadcaster and host of The Panel on Radio New Zealand, interview a range of guests about six objects that are important to them, providing a personal insight into how the world can be seen and understood through material culture.
London-based art critic and curator Sacha Craddock asks how can critical writing continue to further an understanding and appreciation of contemporary art?
An unprecedented look behind the scenes of two of New York’s premier cultural events, The First Monday in May follows the creation of the most attended fashion exhibition in the history of The Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the 2015 Met Gala.
Members and guests (with a valid guest pass) $10, non-Members $15 Book now
Please note: This event has now sold out.
The friendship between Ralph Hotere (Te Aupōuri) and Bill Culbert is considered one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most productive artistic partnerships. Spanning more than two decades, their collaboration produced a series of awe-inspiring and provocative installations, which maintain a sense of their respective practices, as well as honouring the creativity of each artist individually. Julia Waite and Nathan Pōhio join forces to discuss the relationship between the two artists and their shared interest in the metaphorical potential of light and darkness.
Join us for a special lecture from New York based arts writer and author, Maura Reilly who will discuss the ethical challenges facing art museums globally.
Last year while based in Athens for documenta 14, Laura Preston began a conversation with Wystan Curnow about the relationship of art and place. In Auckland, they continue this discussion by reviewing a number of recent exhibitions, both in Europe and in Aotearoa New Zealand, to consider the importance of art criticism and the issues of writing about art.
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