Open Late: An Abstract Experiment

Food Truck | Passa Passa

5.30–9pm

Gallery Forecourt

Passa Passa is an ode to Italian dining as it was always meant to be.

Serving some of the most authentic pizza fritta in Auckland and other feel-good street food delicacies, you’ve probably seen them at Garage Project, Ozone or one of the city’s epic night markets.

Passa Passa brings fun and affordable Italian food to the city, right when you need it the most. Their menu changes with the seasons, which means you get some of the freshest, most inspired food that Auckland has to offer.

Image Credit: Courtesy of Passa Passa

The Beckmann Bar

6–9pm

Te Ātea | North Atrium

Our central hub for the evening is the Beckmann Bar, inspired by Max Beckmann’s carnivalesque painting The Trapeze, 1923. Enjoy a selection of drinks from our bar stocked with refreshing beverages from our partners – Waiheke Distillery, Trinity Hill & Stoke – available to purchase throughout the event. Chill out with pals and enjoy a vibrant line-up of live music. Kicking off the night are DJs Jane Olsen & Damon Arts, followed by Wāhine in Jazz and Jason Parker.

Feeling inspired? Get artsy with creative activities inspired by Beckmann and other iconic modern artists featured in A Century of Modern Art. 

Artwork credit: Max Beckmann, The Trapeze, 1923, oil on canvas, Toledo Museum of Art, purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Jane Olsen & Damon Arts

6–6.45pm & 8.20–9pm

Te Ātea | North Atrium

A DJ since he was 17, Damon Arts has immersed himself in New Zealand's UK-influenced bass scene. His move to Amsterdam in 2015 connected him with his Dutch roots and introduced him to Europe's rich history of house, techno, break-beat and electronic music. His sound has since evolved to a broad mix of old and new. Jane Olsen’s performances are captivating and course with vitality as they journey between up-front acid, deep bass, and floating percussion. They reflect the seasons: slow, blue-cold and brilliant in winter, jubilant and rejuvenating in spring. 

Image credit: Scarlett Lauren

Wāhine in Jazz

6.50–7.35pm

Te Ātea | North Atrium

Wāhine in Jazz is a Tāmaki Makaurau based organisation that advocates for and promotes the development of women jazz musicians in Aotearoa. We hope to generate change in the music industry by forming a stronger community of women jazz musicians, by increasing their visibility and by advocating for fair pay for them to create sustainable careers. We encourage women to form interpersonal relationships and collaborative connections by providing a safe space for musicians to connect and learn from each other.

Instagram: @wahineinjazz

Image credit: Courtesy of Wāhine in Jazz

HINA

7.40–8.20pm

HINA is the creative mantle of Tāmaki Makaurau-based songwriter Amy Boroevich (Te Rarawa, Ngāti Raukawa). Sharing her name with a revered moon goddess of Polynesia, HINA blends folk, rock, soul, te reo Māori and jazz into performances that are intimate and expansive.

Described by Remix Magazine as ‘genre-fluid’, HINA’s compositions are as haunting as they are healing. Classically trained but unbound by convention, HINA’s emotionally resonant music flows through contemporary folk textures with a subtle nod to the origins of country music in Aotearoa and a dusting of pop sensibilities.

As a songwriter, she co-wrote the APRA Maioha Award-winning waiata ‘Me Pēhea Rā’ with Mohi Allen, Noema Te Hau III and Hēmi Kelly – a milestone in her contribution to Māori music.

Following the release of two EPs, Muse and Omen, HINA has become one of the most captivating new voices in Aotearoa. Her song ‘Dangerous’ featured on Home & Away and the two singles ‘Libertine’ and ‘Tararua’ charted on the SRN Top 10 and NZ Hot 20 Singles respectively. Her latest single ‘Hinātore’ has been described as ‘transcendent . . . brimming with ancestral resonance’.

Live, HINA has headlined sold-out solo shows and performed at Auckland Folk Festival, Auckland Arts Festival, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and at Forsyth Barr Stadium with SIX60. She was last seen here at the Auckland Art Gallery for July’s Music of the Month.

Instagram: @hinabeaming

Image credit: Navakatoa Tekela-Pule

 

Morisot’s Garden at Maurecourt

6–9pm 

Main Foyer

When you arrive, step into our life-sized adaptation of Berthe Morisot’s painting In the Garden at Maurecourt, 1884. Pose for a pic and join Morisot’s young daughter and niece – or step into their place and create your own garden paradise. 

Artwork credit: Berthe Morisot, In the Garden at Maurecourt, 1884, oil on canvas, Toledo Museum of Art, purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, gift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Resting with Matisse

6–9pm

Te Ātea | North Atrium

Step into Henri Matisse’s studio and become your own Dancer Resting. With props and costume on hand, strike the pose of the artist’s favourite model, dancer Lydia Delectorskaya, immortalised in his iconic painting from 1940.

Artwork credit: Henri Matisse, Dancer Resting, 1940, oil on canvas, Toledo Museum of Art, gift of Mrs C Lockhart McKelvy

Credit:
Costume – Erin O'Neill
Textile Artist – Ema Richards
Scenic artist – Anna Carter
Designer – Guy Richards

The László Moholy-Nagy Collage Experiment

6–9pm

E H McCormick Research Library

Be inspired by the dynamic colours and shapes of László Moholy-Nagy’s Am2, 1925 and create an abstract collage on felt or card. Tell a story, evoke a feeling, or just explore your creativity. Construct and capture your creation on your phone, share and re-create. 

Artwork credit: László Moholy-Nagy, Am2, 1925, oil on canvas, Toledo Museum of Art, purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, gift of Edward Drummond Libbey