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Through the Eyes of Shirin Neshat
Through the Eyes of Shirin Neshat

$5 - $7

Through the Eyes of Shirin Neshat

$5 - $7

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Wolfgang Laib
Wolfgang Laib

$5 - $7

Wolfgang Laib

$5 - $7

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Hope (2014)
Hope (2014)

2pm

Free

Hope is a French drama that follows Léonard on his clandestine journey from Cameroon to Europe through the Sahara desert where he meets Hope, a Nigerian girl who's following the same dream.

Hope (2014)

2pm

Free

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Nostalgia de la luz (Nostalgia for the Light) 2010
Nostalgia de la luz (Nostalgia for the Light) 2010

1pm

Free

A documentary that unites astronomy, the present, the past and the collective memory presented in Chile’s Atacama desert where astronomers peer deep into the cosmos in search for answers concerning the origins of life. 

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After hours talk: Susan Bright
After hours talk: Susan Bright

6pm

Free

Taking the format of the BBC Radio 4 show Desert Island Discs curator and writer Susan Bright’s talk will take eight images that have influenced her thinking and approach to photography.

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Adams & Gavin + One
Adams & Gavin + One

10pm

Free

Enjoy a free performance from New Zealand's number one jazz guitarist and violinist duo Nigel Gavin and Richard Adams. 

Adams & Gavin + One

10pm

Free

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Doc Edge Presents: Gringo Trails (2013)
Doc Edge Presents: Gringo Trails (2013)

2pm

$5 + booking fee Book now

Are tourists saving the planet or destroying it? How do travellers change the remote places they visit? This film examines the answers – some heartbreaking, some hopeful

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La danza de la realidad (The Dance of Reality) 2013
La danza de la realidad (The Dance of Reality) 2013

1pm

Free

Based on Jorodowsky’s life, the film blends his personal history with metaphor, mythology and poetry and reflects his philosophy that reality is not objective but rather a 'dance' created by our own imaginations. 

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Doc Edge presents: Bugs (2016)
Doc Edge presents: Bugs (2016)

1pm

Free

Enjoy a free screening of Bugs, a documentary about a chef and a food lab researcher who go globe-trotting to investigate edible insects.

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Elefante Blanco (White Elephant) 2012
Elefante Blanco (White Elephant) 2012

1pm

Free

Two priests, the old veteran Father Julián and his new younger Belgian colleague, Father Nicolás, and the social worker Luciana, work in a slum area of Buenos Aires known as Ciudad Oculta.

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Oscar Enberg: Red Beryl and crocodile, Opal (Irrational Exuberance in the White Man’s Hole)
Oscar Enberg: Red Beryl and crocodile, Opal (Irrational Exuberance in the White...

6.30pm

Free

Free screening of Oscar Enberg's new short film Red Beryl and crocodile, Opal (Irrational Exuberance in the White Man’s Hole). The film will be followed by a Q&A with the artist and Natasha Conland, Curator, Contemporary Art.

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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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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

Artworks

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Edfoo
Edfoo

Edward Lear

Production date
1854
Medium
pencil, ink and watercolour
Size (h x w)
300 x 502 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
M1953/1/3
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Oudaghir Figuig
Oudaghir Figuig

John Weeks

Production date
circa 1927-circa 1928
Medium
red ink and watercolour
Size (h x w)
197 x 304 mm
Credit line
John Weeks Archive, E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the estate of Peter O'Connor, 2010
Accession no
RC2010/1/1/93
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[Hillside city, North Africa]
[Hillside city, North Africa]

John Weeks

Production date
circa 1927-circa 1928
Medium
watercolour and pencil
Size (h x w)
253 x 356 mm
Credit line
John Weeks Archive, E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the estate of Peter O'Connor, 2010
Accession no
RC2010/1/1/82
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Oudaghir
Oudaghir

John Weeks

Production date
circa 1927-circa 1928
Medium
red ink and watercolour
Size (h x w)
200 x 303 mm
Credit line
John Weeks Archive, E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the estate of Peter O'Connor, 2010
Accession no
RC2010/1/1/79
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[North African village with figure]
[North African village with figure]

John Weeks

Production date
Unknown
Medium
oil on canvas
Size (h x w)
302 x 405 mm
Credit line
John Weeks Archive, E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the estate of Peter O'Connor, 2010
Accession no
RC2010/1/9/5
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Oulad Sliman
Oulad Sliman

John Weeks

Production date
circa 1927-circa 1928
Medium
pencil, red ink and watercolour
Size (h x w)
260 x 348 mm
Credit line
John Weeks Archive, E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the estate of Peter O'Connor, 2010
Accession no
RC2010/1/1/90
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El Maiz
El Maiz

John Weeks

Production date
circa 1927-circa 1928
Medium
pencil
Size (h x w)
314 x 471 mm
Credit line
John Weeks Archive, E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the estate of Peter O'Connor, 2010
Accession no
RC2010/1/16/10
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Oudaghir
Oudaghir

John Weeks

Production date
circa 1927-circa 1928
Medium
brown conte
Size (h x w)
325 x 503 mm
Credit line
John Weeks Archive, E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the estate of Peter O'Connor, 2010
Accession no
RC2010/1/16/9
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Oulad Sliman
Oulad Sliman

John Weeks

Production date
circa 1927-circa 1928
Medium
red ink, pencil and watercolour
Size (h x w)
259 x 348 mm
Credit line
John Weeks Archive, E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the estate of Peter O'Connor, 2010
Accession no
RC2010/1/1/77
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Twilight, Figuig
Twilight, Figuig

John Weeks

Production date
Unknown
Medium
oil on canvas
Size (h x w)
310 x 379 mm
Credit line
John Weeks Archive, E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the estate of Peter O'Connor, 2010
Accession no
RC2010/1/9/7
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Oudaghir
Oudaghir

John Weeks

Production date
circa 1927-circa 1928
Medium
brown crayon
Size (h x w)
327 x 498 mm
Credit line
John Weeks Archive, E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the estate of Peter O'Connor, 2010
Accession no
RC2010/1/16/6
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New Zealand Infantry in North African Desert - Desert Patrol
New Zealand Infantry in North African Desert - Desert Patrol

John Ritchie

Production date
1943
Medium
watercolour
Size (h x w)
217 x 270 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1973
Accession no
1973/14
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[Walled North African city]
[Walled North African city]

John Weeks

Production date
circa 1927-circa 1928
Medium
conte, pastel [and chalk?]
Size (h x w)
203 x 310 mm
Credit line
John Weeks Archive, E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the estate of Peter O'Connor, 2010
Accession no
RC2010/1/17/7
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The Last Oil on the Road to Murzuk
The Last Oil on the Road to Murzuk

Michael Shepherd

Production date
1999-2000
Medium
oil on board
Size (h x w)
1950 x 1200 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Patrons of the Auckland Art Gallery, 2000
Accession no
2000/18
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[North African fortified town]
[North African fortified town]

John Weeks

Production date
circa 1927-circa 1928
Medium
red and black ink and watercolour
Size (h x w)
170 x 272 mm
Credit line
John Weeks Archive, E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the estate of Peter O'Connor, 2010
Accession no
RC2010/1/1/87
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Self-fulfilling prophecy
Self-fulfilling prophecy

Tim Johnson

Production date
1988
Medium
acrylic on linen
Size (h x w)
1453 x 2373 x 22 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1988
Accession no
C1994/1/254
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[North African townscene with camel]
[North African townscene with camel]

John Weeks

Production date
Unknown
Medium
oil and pastel on paper
Size (h x w)
181 x 231 mm
Credit line
John Weeks Archive, E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the estate of Peter O'Connor, 2010
Accession no
RC2010/1/9/8
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[Desert city with figure]
[Desert city with figure]

John Weeks

Production date
circa 1927-circa 1928
Medium
charcoal, red ink and watercolour
Size (h x w)
240 x 311 mm
Credit line
John Weeks Archive, E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the estate of Peter O'Connor, 2010
Accession no
RC2010/1/16/107
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El Abidat
El Abidat

John Weeks

Production date
circa 1927-circa 1928
Medium
pencil, red ink and watercolour
Size (h x w)
260 x 349 mm
Credit line
John Weeks Archive, E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the estate of Peter O'Connor, 2010
Accession no
RC2010/1/1/80
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Ouled Sliman
Ouled Sliman

John Weeks

Production date
circa 1927-circa 1928
Medium
brown conte
Size (h x w)
324 x 497 mm
Credit line
John Weeks Archive, E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the estate of Peter O'Connor, 2010
Accession no
RC2010/1/16/12
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[North African city with palm and figure]
[North African city with palm and figure]

John Weeks

Production date
circa 1927-circa 1928
Medium
pencil and watercolour
Size (h x w)
245 x 333 mm
Credit line
John Weeks Archive, E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the estate of Peter O'Connor, 2010
Accession no
RC2010/1/1/81
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El Ammam Fogane
El Ammam Fogane

John Weeks

Production date
circa 1927-circa 1928
Medium
brown crayon
Size (h x w)
218 x 275 mm
Credit line
John Weeks Archive, E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the estate of Peter O'Connor, 2010
Accession no
RC2010/1/16/236
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Egypt Five
Egypt Five

Rodney Fumpston

Production date
1980
Medium
aquatint
Size (h x w)
490 x 445 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1983
Accession no
1983/33/1
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The Explorer's message
The Explorer's message

Louis John Steele

Production date
Unknown
Medium
oil on canvas
Size (h x w)
1065 x 1405 x 15 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Auckland Picture Purchase Fund, 1915
Accession no
1915/4
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Palestinian Landscape
Palestinian Landscape

Hermann Struck

Production date
1903?
Medium
etching
Size (h x w)
146 x 105 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Mr Dennis R Nathan 1972
Accession no
1972/18/1
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Civil Discord
Civil Discord

Wenceslaus Hollar

Production date
1643
Medium
etching
Size (h x w)
67 x 105 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Dr Walter Auburn, 1982
Accession no
M1982/1/3/35
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Civil Discord
Civil Discord

Wenceslaus Hollar

Production date
1643
Medium
etching
Size (h x w)
67 x 103 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Dr Walter Auburn, 1982
Accession no
M1982/1/3/34
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"Pilgrimage" outside the walls of Nejef, Iraq
"Pilgrimage" outside the walls of Nejef, Iraq

Charles Cain

Production date
1920-1930
Medium
drypoint
Size (h x w)
128 x 237 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
U/54
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Desert Roses
Desert Roses

Eva Watson

Production date
circa 1925
Medium
colour woodcut
Size (h x w)
243 x 240 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Rex Nan Kivell, 1953
Accession no
1953/2/113
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Palestinian Landscape
Palestinian Landscape

Hermann Struck

Production date
circa 1922-1944
Medium
etching
Size (h x w)
146 x 206 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Mr Dennis R Nathan, 1972
Accession no
1972/18/10
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Saint Jerome teaching his disciples in the desert. (Saint Jérome instruisant ses disciples dans le désert)
Saint Jerome teaching his disciples in the desert. (Saint Jérome instruisant ses...

Jacques Callot

Production date
circa 1610
Medium
engraving
Size (h x w)
119 x 79 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Peter Dane
Accession no
U/358/10
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Distant View of the Pyramids
Distant View of the Pyramids

Walter James

Production date
Unknown
Medium
watercolour and gouache
Size (h x w)
320 x 695 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Mr Henry Shaw 1916
Accession no
1916/2/4
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Cover Illustration to Au pied du Sinaï
Cover Illustration to Au pied du Sinaï

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Production date
1898
Medium
colour lithograph
Size (h x w)
383 x 543 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1960
Accession no
1960/15/2
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Negev 1963
Negev 1963

Marti Friedlander

Production date
2000
Medium
gelatin silver print, toned with gold
Size (h x w)
785 x 635 x 35 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Marti Friedlander, with assistance from the Elise Mourant Bequest, 2001
Accession no
2000/28/89
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John Weeks Archive
John Weeks Archive
Production date
Unknown
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Estate of Peter O'Connor, 2010
Accession no
RC2010/1

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