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Dane Mitchell: Iris, Iris, Iris
Dane Mitchell: Iris, Iris, Iris

Dane Mitchell: Iris, Iris, Iris

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Earth Matters
Earth Matters

Free entry

Earth Matters

Free entry

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Wavelength
Wavelength

Free entry

Wavelength

Free entry

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Fetus Reproductions
Fetus Reproductions

Free entry

Fetus Reproductions

Free entry

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John McLaughlin in Print
John McLaughlin in Print

Free entry

John McLaughlin in Print

Free entry

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Out of the Ordinary
Out of the Ordinary

Free entry

Out of the Ordinary

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Sean Kerr: What's It Doing?
Sean Kerr: What's It Doing?

Free entry

Sean Kerr: What's It Doing?

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The Walters Prize 2006
The Walters Prize 2006

Free entry

The Walters Prize 2006

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Handboek: Ans Westra Photographs
Handboek: Ans Westra Photographs

Free entry

Handboek: Ans Westra Photographs

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The Walters Prize 2010
The Walters Prize 2010

Free entry

The Walters Prize 2010

Free entry

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The Walters Prize 2014
The Walters Prize 2014

Free entry

The Walters Prize 2014

Free entry

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The Walters Prize 2004
The Walters Prize 2004

$7 - $5

The Walters Prize 2004

$7 - $5

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Kate Brettkelly-Chalmers – Future dreaming: Art, time and technology
Kate Brettkelly-Chalmers – Future dreaming: Art, time and technology

1pm

Free

This talk will consider how digital technology, Silicon Valley and venture capitalists such as Peter Thiel are transforming our everyday experience of time. It will include a discussion of art practices that engage technological accelerationism and futurism, but also environmentalism and deep time.

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#Future Slam
#Future Slam

1.00pm — 4.15pm

$15 Book now

Explore how technology is being amplified in more meaningful and personal ways that not only inspire but create a forum for further discussion, partnerships and debate.

#Future Slam

1.00pm — 4.15pm

$15 Book now

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AUT animated short films
AUT animated short films

11am, 12pm, 1pm and 2pm

Free

Enjoy a compilation of some of the best animated short films created in 2016 by School of Art & Design, Digital Design students from Auckland University of Technology.

AUT animated short films

11am, 12pm, 1pm and 2pm

Free

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AUT animated short films
AUT animated short films

11am, 12pm, 1pm and 2pm

Free

Enjoy a compilation of some of the best animated short films created in 2016 by School of Art & Design, Digital Design students from Auckland University of Technology.

AUT animated short films

11am, 12pm, 1pm and 2pm

Free

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AUT animated short films
AUT animated short films

11am, 12pm, 1pm and 2pm

Free

Enjoy a compilation of some of the best animated short films created in 2016 by School of Art & Design, Digital Design students from Auckland University of Technology.

AUT animated short films

11am, 12pm, 1pm and 2pm

Free

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AUT animated short films
AUT animated short films

11am, 12pm, 1pm and 2pm

Free

Enjoy a compilation of some of the best animated short films created in 2016 by School of Art & Design, Digital Design students from Auckland University of Technology.

AUT animated short films

11am, 12pm, 1pm and 2pm

Free

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AUT animated short films
AUT animated short films

11am, 12pm, 1pm and 2pm

Free

Enjoy a compilation of some of the best animated short films created in 2016 by School of Art & Design, Digital Design students from Auckland University of Technology.

AUT animated short films

11am, 12pm, 1pm and 2pm

Free

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Daniel Belton and Good Company Arts present Emaki 絵巻
Daniel Belton and Good Company Arts present Emaki 絵巻

11am–4pm

Free

Emaki is Daniel Belton and Good Company Arts' latest work featuring Japanese artists. It is a digital picture scroll of dance, sound and light with state of the art technology that connects Asian and South Pacific cultures, reflecting on the poetics of space, nature and art.

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Sriwhana Spong’s The Painter-tailor | Live performance 14 Aug
Sriwhana Spong’s The Painter-tailor | Live performance 14 Aug

2—2.20pm

FREE

Interdisciplinary artist Frances Libeau (they/she; fka Claire Duncan) works at the intersection of sonic composition, text and performance with an interest in queer remediations of narrative and technologies. Their composition, sound design, writing and performance works have been commissioned by artists and organisations across fields of music, fine art, film, theatre and dance. 

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Artist talk: Naoka Tosa
Artist talk: Naoka Tosa

1.30–4pm

Free

Enjoy an artist talk and short exhibition by visiting Japanese artist Naoka Tosa. 

Artist talk: Naoka Tosa

1.30–4pm

Free

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Artist talk: Dane Mitchell on Iris, Iris, Iris
Artist talk: Dane Mitchell on Iris, Iris, Iris

2pm

FREE (Members only)

Join artist Dane Mitchell for a free Members talk in his exhibition Iris, Iris, Iris.

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The Eye Divine unlocked: An introduction to Indian classical music
The Eye Divine unlocked: An introduction to Indian classical music

3pm

Join Balamohan Shingade, curator ST PAUL St Gallery, and Basant Madhur of Sargam School of Indian Music for an introduction to Indian classical music.

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Artist talk: Dane Mitchell
Artist talk: Dane Mitchell

2pm

Join artist Dane Mitchell for a talk in his new exhibition Iris, Iris, Iris.

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BWB Winter Talk Series: Tuai – A Traveller in Two Worlds
BWB Winter Talk Series: Tuai – A Traveller in Two Worlds

3pm

Free

Join authors Alison Jones and Kuni Kaa Jenkins in conversation with Hirini Kaa as they explore the action-packed life of Tuai, who not only travelled across the world, but across cultures.

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After hours talk: Morehshin Allahyari on Material Speculation
After hours talk: Morehshin Allahyari on Material Speculation

6pm

Free

Material Speculation is a digital fabrication and 3D printing project by Morehshin Allahyari that inspects Petropolitical and poetic relationships between 3D printing, plastic, oil, technocapitalism and Jihad.

 

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Futuna Lecture Series 2017: Sarah Kenderdine
Futuna Lecture Series 2017: Sarah Kenderdine

6.30pm

$30 + booking fee Buy tickets

Professor Sarah Kenderdine will present a lecture that covers her research and practice which sits in the forefront of interactive and immersive experiences for galleries, libraries, archives and museums

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Tania Kovats: Drawing Water
Tania Kovats: Drawing Water

1–2pm

Join us for an introduction to the artist Tania Kovats’ artwork. 

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Lunchtime Drop-in Drawing
Lunchtime Drop-in Drawing

Fridays 12-1pm

FREE

Lunchtime Drop-in Drawing

Fridays 12-1pm

FREE

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Kieran Lyons, Superimpression, 1974
Kieran Lyons, Superimpression, 1974

10am–3pm

Join us on the final weekend of Groundswell: Avant-Garde Auckland 1971-79 for a series of performances, talks and discussion.

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After hours talk: AUT Artists in Residence – Grégory Chatonsky & Goliath Dyèvre
After hours talk: AUT Artists in Residence – Grégory Chatonsky & Goliath Dyèvre

6pm

Free

Join us to hear Grégory Chatonsky and Goliath Dyèvre discuss their recent works and share their fascinating AUT residency project.

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First Impressions: Printmaking in 19th-Century France
First Impressions: Printmaking in 19th-Century France

6–7pm

Students $5, Members $10, Non-Members $15 Book now

Exploring hidden gems from Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, guest speaker Dr Rachel Skokowski will trace the key developments and debates that revolutionized 19th-century printmaking.

First Impressions: Printmaking in 19th-Century France

6–7pm

Students $5, Members $10, Non-Members $15 Book now

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PechaKucha #61: 'Unstoppable'
PechaKucha #61: 'Unstoppable'

6.30–9pm

From $22 + booking fees Book now

PechaKucha Auckland (Japanese for “chit chat”) is a not-for-profit event collective celebrating Auckland’s creativity. 20 slides, 20 seconds of commentary per slide. That’s it. Hosted at the Gallery, the theme of chapter #61 is 'unstoppable'. Ten creatives share their work and anticipate this powerful future.

PechaKucha #61: 'Unstoppable'

6.30–9pm

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Visible (and Invisible) Voices
Visible (and Invisible) Voices

10.30am–11.30am

FREE

Visible Voices presents a Tongan lens on John Webber drawings (takohi) and images ('ata) of early European contact with Tonga (c. 1784).

We are excited to host a research presentation by Hūfanga Dr ‘Ōkusitino Māhina followed by a panel discussion in response to his learnings and findings.

Visible (and Invisible) Voices

10.30am–11.30am

FREE

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Summer School Holidays: Animated Short Films
Summer School Holidays: Animated Short Films

11am—4pm. Screenings begin on the hour.

FREE

Summer School Holidays: Animated Short Films

11am—4pm. Screenings begin on the hour.

FREE

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Tūtaki mai i ngā ringatoi ki te parakuihi | Breakfast with the artists: Ayesha Green and Jasmine Te Hira
Tūtaki mai i ngā ringatoi ki te parakuihi | Breakfast with the artists: Ayesha G...

7.30 – 9am

Members $25, Non-Members $30 Book now

Start your day with food for thought, coffee and actual food at this parakuihi with the artists Ayesha Green and Jasmine Te Hira. Here, the artists will discuss their practice and mahi toi featured in Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art.

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POSTPONED: Dame Jenny Gibbs – a private collection
POSTPONED: Dame Jenny Gibbs – a private collection

6—8pm

Members and guests (with a valid guest pass) $195, non-Members $250 (incl. an annual Membership) Book now

Please note: This event has been postponed. Ticket-holders have been contacted directly. 

Dame Jenny Gibbs, one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most important art advocates and philanthropists, invites Gallery Members to an exclusive visit to her art collection and residence. Explore this private gallery filled with exquisite works by New Zealand and International artists while enjoying drinks and canapés, then sit down for a conversation between Dame Jenny and Curator, New Zealand Art, Julia Waite.

POSTPONED: Dame Jenny Gibbs – a private collection

6—8pm

Members and guests (with a valid guest pass) $195, non-Members $250 (incl. an annual Membership) Book now

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Agency and aesthetics: A symposium on the expanded field of photography
Agency and aesthetics: A symposium on the expanded field of photography

Free – registrations required Book now

This day-long symposium invites artists, writers, critics, academics and others to reflect on the work that photographs can do today and the changing significance of the image as a social or cultural representation.

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Pou Aho – Pillars of light with Maureen Lander, Israel Tangaroa Birch and Robert Jahnke
Pou Aho – Pillars of light with Maureen Lander, Israel Tangaroa Birch and Robert...

12.30-2pm

FREE

Join artists Maureen Lander, Israel Tangaroa Birch and Robert Jahnke in Te Pō - the perpetual night, of the landmark exhibition Toi Tū Toi Ora in this artist floortalk. Join artists Maureen Lander, Israel Tangaroa Birch and Robert Jahnke in Te Pō - the perpetual night, of the landmark exhibition Toi Tū Toi Ora in this artist floortalk. 

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School Holidays: Animated Short Films
School Holidays: Animated Short Films

11am, 12pm, 1pm, & 2pm.

FREE

School Holidays: Animated Short Films

11am, 12pm, 1pm, & 2pm.

FREE

Artworks

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Untitled
Untitled

Gordon Walters

Production date
1973
Medium
gouache on paper
Size (h x w)
310 x 233 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1993
Accession no
C1994/1/396
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Untitled (black and blue)
Untitled (black and blue)

Julian Dashper

Production date
1994
Medium
enamel on bongo skins
Size (h x w)
165 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2004
Accession no
C2004/1/10.1-2
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The Man in Amen
The Man in Amen

Denis O'Connor

Production date
1998
Medium
slate, bone, teak and dominoes
Size (h x w)
1125 x 500 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2000
Accession no
2000/2
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When you put a shell to your ear II
When you put a shell to your ear II

Lauren Lysaght

Production date
2003
Medium
mixed media
Size (h x w)
650 x 500 x 460 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2003
Accession no
C2003/1/34/2
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[1] Ivory Black Line (15 Minutes), [2] Naples Yellow Line (12 Minutes), [3] Raw Sienna Line (14 Minutes)
[1] Ivory Black Line (15 Minutes), [2] Naples Yellow Line (12 Minutes), [3] Raw...

Simon Morris

Production date
2007
Medium
acrylic on linen
Size (h x w)
505 x 505 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2007
Accession no
C2007/1/32.1-3
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Mallcontent
Mallcontent

Lauren Lysaght

Production date
2003
Medium
mixed media
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2003
Accession no
C2004/1/14.1-12
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Pathways
Pathways

Don Driver

Production date
1999
Medium
mixed media, butanol, board
Size (h x w)
2151 x 2441 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2008
Accession no
C2008/1/9/1.1-2
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Simple Division
Simple Division

Nike Savvas

Production date
1996
Medium
paint, acetate, vinyl, nylon filament, polystyrene spheres, pedestal fans
Size (h x w)
3600 x 7200 x 6500 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Friends of the Auckland Art Gallery, 1996
Accession no
1995/31
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When you put a shell to your ear III
When you put a shell to your ear III

Lauren Lysaght

Production date
2003
Medium
mixed media
Size (h x w)
650 x 500 x 460 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2003
Accession no
C2003/1/34/3
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Pacific 3, 2, 1, Zero/Eye/Drum
Pacific 3, 2, 1, Zero/Eye/Drum

Phil Dadson

Production date
1995
Medium
11 Audio tracks on CD
Size (h x w)
52min 28sec
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2004
Accession no
2004/17/7
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Nineteen Greys
Nineteen Greys

Bridget Riley

Production date
1968
Medium
19 colour silkscreen
Size (h x w)
762 x 762 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1984
Accession no
1984/13/4
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Checking Einstein with
Checking Einstein with

Eduardo Paolozzi

Production date
1967
Medium
screenprint
Size (h x w)
381 x 254 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1968
Accession no
1968/26/19
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Chakra
Chakra

Stephen Bambury

Production date
1994
Medium
resin and acrylic on aluminium panels
Size (h x w)
705 x 3535 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1994
Accession no
C1994/1/535.1-7
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A Study in Random
A Study in Random

Peter Peryer

Production date
1983
Medium
gelatin silver print
Size (h x w)
526 x 576 x 29 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2017
Accession no
2017/29
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Tonga and Fiji
Tonga and Fiji

Marti Friedlander

Production date
Unknown
Medium
black and white proof sheet
Size (h x w)
203 x 254 mm
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
RC2007/11/16/8
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Untitled
Untitled

Geoff Thornley

Production date
1976
Medium
mixed media on canvas mounted to board
Size (h x w)
855 x 830 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2018
Accession no
C2018/1/9/2
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Untitled Letter 1998 (Artspace). Untitled Letter 2 1998 (Auckland Art Gallery).
Untitled Letter 1998 (Artspace). Untitled Letter 2 1998 (Auckland Art Gallery).

Dane Mitchell

Production date
1998
Medium
ink on paper
Size (h x w)
320 x 1220 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2003
Accession no
C2003/1/41.1-4
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Ata tuarua
Ata tuarua

Robert Jahnke

Production date
2016
Medium
MDF, paint, neon, one way glass, mirror, electricity
Size (h x w)
1473 x 1506 x 1450 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2018
Accession no
2018/27
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Small Anarchies from Home
Small Anarchies from Home

Harvey Benge

Production date
2009
Medium
soft cover photo book
Size (h x w)
263 x 209 x 7 mm
Credit line
Harvey Benge Photobooks, E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Harvey Benge, 2015
Accession no
RC2015/2/2/11
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Pan Pacific Biennale 1976 Archive
Pan Pacific Biennale 1976 Archive

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Production date
1975-1977
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
RC2014/4
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Unbroken Chain 3
Unbroken Chain 3

Dan Arps

Production date
2014
Medium
dye injected satin
Size (h x w)
1200 x 900 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2014
Accession no
C2014/1/28/1
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Landscape Painting 4
Landscape Painting 4

Jake Walker

Production date
2011
Medium
paint, laptop, video (single channel, standard definition, 4:3, colour, stereo sound)
Size (h x w)
290 x 330 x 325 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2011
Accession no
C2011/1/39
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Tuesday, 3 July 2001, 10:38am
Tuesday, 3 July 2001, 10:38am

Stella Brennan

Production date
2001-2002
Medium
needlepoint embroidery
Size (h x w)
865 x 1140 x 20 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2005
Accession no
C2005/1/15
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Arcs and Sparks
Arcs and Sparks

Phil Dadson

Production date
2004
Medium
single channel video, standard definition (SD), 4:3, colour, stereo sound
Size (h x w)
9min 3sec
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Patrons of the Auckland Art Gallery, 2005
Accession no
2005/22/6
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McKechnie Brothers Mural
McKechnie Brothers Mural

Don Driver

Production date
1967
Medium
brass, copper, aluminium
Size (h x w)
1600 x 3500 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Phillip Clemow, 2003
Accession no
2003/36
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Esula Village from a distance
Esula Village from a distance

Andy Leleisi'uao

Production date
2003
Medium
acrylic on canvas
Size (h x w)
330 x 240 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2003
Accession no
C2003/1/36
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o studies
o studies

et al.

Production date
2001
Medium
table, blind, chair, monitor, hard-drive, mouse, keyboard, speaker
Size (h x w)
2000 x 1500 x 2400 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2002
Accession no
C2002/1/6.1-9
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Erewhon: The Book of the Machines
Erewhon: The Book of the Machines

Gavin Hipkins

Production date
2014
Medium
single channel video, HD, colour, sound
Size (h x w)
26min 38sec
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2015
Accession no
2015/14/1
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Fa’amalea Heads
Fa’amalea Heads

Andy Leleisi'uao

Production date
2008
Medium
acrylic on canvas
Size (h x w)
1030 x 770 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Patrons of the Auckland Art Gallery, 2009
Accession no
2009/10/5
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iMan Prototypes
iMan Prototypes

Ricky Swallow

Production date
2001
Medium
injection moulded resin with colour tint
Size (h x w)
1510 x 1350 x 455 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2002
Accession no
C2002/1/4.1-6
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Modern Head, No. 5
Modern Head, No. 5

Roy Lichtenstein

Production date
1970
Medium
collage print on paper
Size (h x w)
505 x 290 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1975
Accession no
1975/37/2
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Fa’amalea Heads
Fa’amalea Heads

Andy Leleisi'uao

Production date
2008
Medium
acrylic on canvas
Size (h x w)
1030 x 770 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Patrons of the Auckland Art Gallery, 2009
Accession no
2009/10/2
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Fa’amalea Heads
Fa’amalea Heads

Andy Leleisi'uao

Production date
2008
Medium
acrylic on canvas
Size (h x w)
1030 x 770 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Patrons of the Auckland Art Gallery, 2009
Accession no
2009/10/6
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Fa’amalea Heads
Fa’amalea Heads

Andy Leleisi'uao

Production date
2008
Medium
acrylic on canvas
Size (h x w)
1030 x 770 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Patrons of the Auckland Art Gallery, 2009
Accession no
2009/10/4
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Moonstrips Empire News
Moonstrips Empire News

Eduardo Paolozzi

Production date
1967
Medium
screenprint
Size (h x w)
381 x 254 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1968
Accession no
1968/26
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Harvey Benge Photobooks
Harvey Benge Photobooks
Production date
1993-2020
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Harvey Benge, 2015
Accession no
RC2015/2
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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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Pan Pacific Biennale 1976 Archive
Pan Pacific Biennale 1976 Archive
Production date
1975-1977
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
RC2014/4
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et al. drafts for simultaneous invalidation_second attempt exhibition catalogue
et al. drafts for simultaneous invalidation_second attempt exhibition catalogue
Production date
2001
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of et al., 2007
Accession no
RC2007/4

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