Exhibitions

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Printing the Pacific: 1696–1804
Printing the Pacific: 1696–1804

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Printing the Pacific: 1696–1804

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The Subject in the Land
The Subject in the Land

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The Subject in the Land

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Intimate Portraits
Intimate Portraits

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Intimate Portraits

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Free entry

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From Andy: Gifted to the Archive
From Andy: Gifted to the Archive

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From Andy: Gifted to the Archive

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Reverend Dr John Kinder (1819-1903)
Reverend Dr John Kinder (1819-1903)

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Reverend Dr John Kinder (1819-1903)

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Collective Women: Feminist Art Archives from the 1970s to the 1990s
Collective Women: Feminist Art Archives from the 1970s to the 1990s

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Painting Nature
Painting Nature

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Painting Nature

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Travels with Mr Hollar
Travels with Mr Hollar

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Travels with Mr Hollar

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He Iwi Rangatira
He Iwi Rangatira

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He Iwi Rangatira

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Enduring Nature: Hoki Atu Hoki Mai
Enduring Nature: Hoki Atu Hoki Mai

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Enduring Nature: Hoki Atu Hoki Mai

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Louise Henderson: A Life in Archives
Louise Henderson: A Life in Archives

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Louise Henderson: A Life in Archives

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Fa’ani and RoBro present DiscoVERY
Fa’ani and RoBro present DiscoVERY

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Fa’ani and RoBro present DiscoVERY

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Toi Aotearoa
Toi Aotearoa

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Toi Aotearoa

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Saints and Scholars
Saints and Scholars

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Saints and Scholars

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Fall Of Water, Fall Of Light
Fall Of Water, Fall Of Light

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Fall Of Water, Fall Of Light

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Passion and Politics: Two centuries of British art
Passion and Politics: Two centuries of British art

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Passion and Politics: Two centuries of British art

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First Impressions: 19th century watercolours of the Auckland region
First Impressions: 19th century watercolours of the Auckland region

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Roberto Matta’s Les Oh! Tomobiles
Roberto Matta’s Les Oh! Tomobiles

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Roberto Matta’s Les Oh! Tomobiles

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Susan Philipsz: War Damaged Musical Instruments
Susan Philipsz: War Damaged Musical Instruments

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

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

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FREE

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Michel Tuffery: Mata Mata
Michel Tuffery: Mata Mata

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Michel Tuffery: Mata Mata

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Hei konei mai: We'll meet again
Hei konei mai: We'll meet again

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Hei konei mai: We'll meet again

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Grand Designs
Grand Designs

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Grand Designs

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In the Listening Light: Momentary Impressions in Painting 1890-1920
In the Listening Light: Momentary Impressions in Painting 1890-1920

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FLAUNT: Art/Fashion/Culture
FLAUNT: Art/Fashion/Culture

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Adult: $7, Concession: $5, Children Under 12: Free, Friends of the Gallery: $4, Free entry on Mondays

FLAUNT: Art/Fashion/Culture

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Adult: $7, Concession: $5, Children Under 12: Free, Friends of the Gallery: $4, Free entry on Mondays

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Poetic Imaginings: Piranesi's Rome
Poetic Imaginings: Piranesi's Rome

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Poetic Imaginings: Piranesi's Rome

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Ralph Hotere: Godwit/Kuaka
Ralph Hotere: Godwit/Kuaka

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Ralph Hotere: Godwit/Kuaka

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Tate & Us
Tate & Us

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Tate & Us

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Handboek: Ans Westra Photographs
Handboek: Ans Westra Photographs

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Handboek: Ans Westra Photographs

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The Māori Portraits: Gottfried Lindauer’s New Zealand
The Māori Portraits: Gottfried Lindauer’s New Zealand

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The Māori Portraits: Gottfried Lindauer’s New Zealand

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

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The 3rd Auckland Triennial: turbulence

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Events

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Jenny Haworth: Recording The War
Jenny Haworth: Recording The War

10.15am

$12.50 – $25 Buy tickets

In a follow-up to The Art of War: New Zealand War Artists in the Field 1939-1945, author and publisher Jenny Haworth has launched Behind The Twisted Wire. In it she draws together the stories and paintings of professional and amateur artists who recorded their often grim experiences during World War I.

Jenny Haworth: Recording The War

10.15am

$12.50 – $25 Buy tickets

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'Rotations' with the NZ Recorder Trio: CANCELLED
'Rotations' with the NZ Recorder Trio: CANCELLED

7pm—8pm

FREE

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'Rotations' with the NZ Recorder Trio
'Rotations' with the NZ Recorder Trio

7pm—8pm

FREE

Join us at Friday Lates for some beautiful music - rescheduled from 13 Nov. 

'Rotations' with the NZ Recorder Trio

7pm—8pm

FREE

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Ron Brownson on Marti Friedlander
Ron Brownson on Marti Friedlander

3pm

Free

Senior Curator Ron Brownson and long-time friend of the late and much acclaimed photographer, Marti Friedlander, discusses her work and the legacy she left to the people of Auckland through her gifting of her photographs, which provides us with an invaluable visual record of Auckland’s mid century heritage.

Ron Brownson on Marti Friedlander

3pm

Free

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Robyn Williams: Researching your whakapapa
Robyn Williams: Researching your whakapapa

3pm

Free

President of the New Zealand Society of Genealogists, Robyn Williams gives an illustrated talk on how to research your family history – where to start, how to collect information, verify what you find and importantly, how to record the rich oral histories from your living ancestors.

Robyn Williams: Researching your whakapapa

3pm

Free

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Doc Edge Presents: Marti – The Passionate Eye (2004)
Doc Edge Presents: Marti – The Passionate Eye (2004)

2pm

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Marti: The Passionate Eye traces the dramatic personal story of Marti Friedlander (1928–2016), one of New Zealand’s leading photographers, alongside the major social changes she recorded.

Doc Edge Presents: Marti – The Passionate Eye (2004)

2pm

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

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.

Doc Edge Presents: Among The Believers (2015)

2pm

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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.

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

2pm

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Louise Henderson: Closing Weekend A Different Perspective
Louise Henderson: Closing Weekend A Different Perspective

2-3pm

French-born, New Zealand Artist, Louise Henderson emigrated to Christchurch in 1925 to join her husband, a New Zealander, and quickly established herself as a central figure in the local art scene. She was meticulous in keeping records. Her correspondence records her descriptions, thoughts and feelings about daily life as well as her progression as an artist.

Join us in talanoa, (conversation) for the closing weekend of Lousie Henderson: From Life with an intriguing line-up of artists working across various mediums who may, or may not call Aotearoa New Zealand home.

Hear about their experiences of negotiating identity and making art within mixed cultures. Featuring: Dina Jezdic with Pusi Urale, Chiara Corbelletto, Hulita Koloi, Beatrice Carlson, Julie Zhu & Ahi Karunaharan.

Louise Henderson: Closing Weekend A Different Perspective

2-3pm

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Curators talk: Juliana Engberg on War Damaged Musical Instruments
Curators talk: Juliana Engberg on War Damaged Musical Instruments

2.30–3pm

FREE

Turner Prize-winning, Berlin-based artist Susan Philipsz has been creating outstanding sound pieces in public spaces and galleries for over 30 years.

To make War Damaged Musical Instruments Philipsz gathered brass instruments from military museums in Britain and Germany that represent 200 years of conflict.  She then asked musicians to play them to the best of their ability and instrumental capacity. Recording each instrument as if it were a solo participant Philipsz has been able to construct an ensemble playing.

Join Juliana Engberg, Senior Curator, Global Contemporary Art for a short introduction to this haunting and moving work now located in the Gallery’s North Atrium.

 

 

 

Curators talk: Juliana Engberg on War Damaged Musical Instruments

2.30–3pm

FREE

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Manpower Lectures – #4 Queer and Now (online)
Manpower Lectures – #4 Queer and Now (online)

6—7pm

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

What's queer about long-nineteenth-century British art now? Answering this question, Edwards address two entirely different examples: Henry Hugh Armstead’s mid-Victorian bronze statuette ‘Satan dismayed’ otherwise known as ‘Saint Michael and the Serpent’ (1852) and Henry Scott Tuke’s 1924 oil painting, ‘Companions’. Both artists remain marginalised, and have proven difficult to canonise for different reasons: Armstead as a predominantly decorative artist in a canon still primarily oriented towards the two-dimensional and the category of fine art, and Tuke because of the open secret of the pederastic character of his work, at a moment in which childhood sexual abuse remains one of the key cultural issues of our time. What might we learn from returning to think about both?

This lecture is a pre-recorded lecture that will be made available to ticketholders to watch in their own time. This lecture is the fourth in a four-part series, Manpower Lectures: Antiquity, aesthetes and athleticism.

Manpower Lectures – #4 Queer and Now (online)

6—7pm

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

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The Art of Publishing
The Art of Publishing

11am

Free for Members

Hear from Clare McIntosh, Gallery Editor, about the fascinating world of art publishing. Gain insights and hear what it takes to take a publication from its conception to print.

The Art of Publishing

11am

Free for Members

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Artist talk: Jill Carter-Hansen
Artist talk: Jill Carter-Hansen

3pm

Free entry

Join artist Jill Carter-Hansen for her insight into her practice and her involvement in this important period in women’s politics in New Zealand.

Artist talk: Jill Carter-Hansen

3pm

Free entry

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SOLD OUT | Drop-in Drawing Special Edition | Experimental Sound and Sketching
SOLD OUT | Drop-in Drawing Special Edition | Experimental Sound and Sketching

Fri July 16, 6:30-8pm

FREE

Join us for a special edition of our Friday Lates Drop-in Drawing with a performance by the renowned experimental pianist Hermione Johnson. 

SOLD OUT | Drop-in Drawing Special Edition | Experimental Sound and Sketching

Fri July 16, 6:30-8pm

FREE

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Music in the Mackelvie: Free Lunchtime Concerts
Music in the Mackelvie: Free Lunchtime Concerts

— 12pm or 2pm daily

FREE

Music in the Mackelvie: Free Lunchtime Concerts

— 12pm or 2pm daily

FREE

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In conversation: Catherine Hammond and Caroline McBride
In conversation: Catherine Hammond and Caroline McBride

3pm

Join Auckland Art Gallery Research Librarians Catherine Hammond & Caroline McBride for their insight into Collective Women: Feminist Art Archives from the 1970s to the 1990s.

In conversation: Catherine Hammond and Caroline McBride

3pm

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Catherine Hammond: Collective Women
Catherine Hammond: Collective Women

10.30am

Fully booked

Join Catherine Hammond, Auckland Art Gallery’s Research Library Manager, as she introduces the Library’s new exhibition. Spaces are limited, booking required.

Catherine Hammond: Collective Women

10.30am

Fully booked

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Doc Edge Presents: Song of Lahore (2015)
Doc Edge Presents: Song of Lahore (2015)

2pm

$5 + booking fee Buy tickets

Documentary following a group of musicians as they travel from their home in Pakistan to New York City to perform at Lincoln Center.

Doc Edge Presents: Song of Lahore (2015)

2pm

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David Hockney: A Bigger Picture (2009)
David Hockney: A Bigger Picture (2009)

3pm

Free

A revealing portrait of what inspires and motivates today’s greatest living British-born artist. 

David Hockney: A Bigger Picture (2009)

3pm

Free

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Pacific Sisters present 'Fresh Flashbacks'
Pacific Sisters present 'Fresh Flashbacks'

Screening Times: 11am–12pm; 12.15pm–1.15pm

FREE

Pacific Sisters present 'Fresh Flashbacks'

Screening Times: 11am–12pm; 12.15pm–1.15pm

FREE

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Aidan Hart Lectures: Icons and the Numinous
Aidan Hart Lectures: Icons and the Numinous

— 6–8pm

Members $90, Non-Members $155, Students $50 Book now

This winter, we are thrilled to be hosting internationally renowned iconographer Aidan Hart for a two-night lecture series which explores the history of Christian Orthodox iconography and its influence on contemporary art. 

In these two lectures we will first explore the function of icons and how this affects their form, and then see how they inspired many key twentieth-century artists.

Aidan Hart Lectures: Icons and the Numinous

— 6–8pm

Members $90, Non-Members $155, Students $50 Book now

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SOLD OUT Kintsugi workshop
SOLD OUT Kintsugi workshop

10.30am–1pm & 2pm–4pm

Members $125, Non-Members $185 (includes a Membership) Book now

Kintsugi (or Kintsukuroi) is the Japanese art of repairing broken objects. Loosely translating to ‘golden joinery’, kintsugi values breakage and repair as part of the history of an object, using lacquer and powdered metal to make visible repairs.

SOLD OUT Kintsugi workshop

10.30am–1pm & 2pm–4pm

Members $125, Non-Members $185 (includes a Membership) Book now

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The stories we tell...
The stories we tell...

12–1pm

FREE

Join Principal Oral History Advisor Sue Berman to learn about the Auckland Stories archive and hear "The stories we tell...".

The stories we tell...

12–1pm

FREE

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Artists’ kōrero with Ane Tonga
Artists’ kōrero with Ane Tonga

2 – 3pm

Free - bookings essential Book now

Artists’ kōrero with Ane Tonga

2 – 3pm

Free - bookings essential Book now

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Discovering what's new with FamilySearch
Discovering what's new with FamilySearch

12–1pm

FREE

A refresher and an update to what's new with FamilySearch's New Zealand and Pacific operations manager Mike Higgins.

Discovering what's new with FamilySearch

12–1pm

FREE

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SOLD OUT Kintsugi workshop - November
SOLD OUT Kintsugi workshop - November

10.30am–1.30pm

Members $125, Non-Members $185 (includes a Membership)

Please note: This event has sold out.

Kintsugi (or Kintsukuroi) is the Japanese art of repairing broken objects. Loosely translating to ‘golden joinery’, kintsugi values breakage and repair as part of the history of an object, using lacquer and powdered metal to make visible repairs.

SOLD OUT Kintsugi workshop - November

10.30am–1.30pm

Members $125, Non-Members $185 (includes a Membership)

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Night Will Fall (2014)
Night Will Fall (2014)

2pm

$5 Book now

Not only is Night Will Fall an imprtant document but it is also unique in having Alfred Hitchcock and producer Sidney Bernstein collaborate on what may be the only documentary Hitchcock was involved in.

Night Will Fall (2014)

2pm

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Blow-Up (1966)
Blow-Up (1966)

1pm

Free

Michelangelo Antonioni’s classic film about a London photographer who finds himself part of a murder mystery.

Blow-Up (1966)

1pm

Free

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Kintsugi workshop - March
Kintsugi workshop - March

10.30am–1.30pm

Members $135, Non-Members $190 (includes a Membership) Book now

Kintsugi (or Kintsukuroi) is the Japanese art of repairing broken objects. Loosely translating to ‘golden joinery’, kintsugi values breakage and repair as part of the history of an object, using lacquer and powdered metal to make visible repairs.

Kintsugi workshop - March

10.30am–1.30pm

Members $135, Non-Members $190 (includes a Membership) Book now

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SOLD OUT: Kintsugi workshop - May
SOLD OUT: Kintsugi workshop - May

10.30am–1.30pm

Members $135, Non-Members $190 (includes a Membership) Book now

Please note: This event has sold out.

Kintsugi (or Kintsukuroi) is the Japanese art of repairing broken objects. Loosely translating to ‘golden joinery’, kintsugi values breakage and repair as part of the history of an object, using lacquer and powdered metal to make visible repairs.

SOLD OUT: Kintsugi workshop - May

10.30am–1.30pm

Members $135, Non-Members $190 (includes a Membership) Book now

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

2-3.35pm

$18.45 Book now

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

Doc Edge Presents: World Shorts II

2-3.35pm

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Back Office: Virtual Launch
Back Office: Virtual Launch

3.30–4pm

Free for Members (Link to join in your Members e-newsletter on Thu 25 Feb)

Each month, we’re passing the mic to the people we work with to share the stories from the Back Office. Be it their favourite artwork, research or experiences on the job, they’ll be sharing their projects and passions.

Back Office: Virtual Launch

3.30–4pm

Free for Members (Link to join in your Members e-newsletter on Thu 25 Feb)

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Walters Prize: Kōrero with the artists
Walters Prize: Kōrero with the artists

1pm—3pm

FREE

The Walters Prize is Aotearoa New Zealand’s most significant contemporary art award. Established in 2002, this year will be the tenth iteration of the Walters Prize, which was conceived as a platform to foreground excellence in the visual arts. Come and hear from this year’s four nominated artists, each speaking in front of their art installations. 

Walters Prize: Kōrero with the artists

1pm—3pm

FREE

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CANCELLED Exhibition highlights tour: Civilisation, Photography, Now - 13 Oct
CANCELLED Exhibition highlights tour: Civilisation, Photography, Now - 13 Oct

12–1pm

Members only, booking essential

Please note: This event has been cancelled. Attendees have been contacted directly. 

CANCELLED Exhibition highlights tour: Civilisation, Photography, Now - 13 Oct

12–1pm

Members only, booking essential

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Mary Quant Minidress Zoom Masterclass
Mary Quant Minidress Zoom Masterclass

10.30 am - 12.30pm

From $22.50 Book now

Mary Quant Minidress Zoom Masterclass

10.30 am - 12.30pm

From $22.50 Book now

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Doc Edge Presents: New Zealand Shorts
Doc Edge Presents: New Zealand Shorts

12.30-1.15pm

$18.45 Book now

Doc Edge Presents: New Zealand Shorts

12.30-1.15pm

$18.45 Book now

Artworks

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The Multistylus Programme
The Multistylus Programme

Ricky Swallow

Production date
1999
Medium
plywood, aluminium, felt, embroidery needles, polystyrene cups, record players, records, television, VHS player, video
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2001
Accession no
C2001/1/1.1-17
The Multistylus Programme

Ricky Swallow

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I Stayed a Minute
I Stayed a Minute

Harvey Benge

Production date
2015-2016
Medium
hard cover photo book, vinyl record and CD
Size (h x w)
325 x 325 x 10 mm
Credit line
Harvey Benge Photobooks, E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Harvey Benge, 2016
Accession no
RC2015/2/5
I Stayed a Minute

Harvey Benge

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Coromandel 1966
Coromandel 1966

Marti Friedlander

Production date
2000
Medium
gelatin silver print, toned with gold
Size (h x w)
479 x 479 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Marti Friedlander, with assistance from the Elise Mourant Bequest, 2001
Accession no
2000/28/73
Coromandel 1966

Marti Friedlander

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Records
Records

Ed Ruscha

Production date
1971
Medium
paper
Size (h x w)
179 x 141 x 4 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, transferred from the E H McCormick Research Library, gift of the artist, 1978
Accession no
2003/24/9
Records

Ed Ruscha

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