by Melanie on 09 September 2012
Watermarking
David Bennewith, William Hsu and Marnie Slater
Curated by Melanie Oliver and Laura Preston
Liverpool Biennial 2012
15 September - 25 November 2012
www.wellingtoncitystates.info
The Liverpool Biennial, the United Kingdom’s largest international contemporary art festival, is...
more
by Melanie on 30 July 2012
A free bus service from Mangere to Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki will operate every Saturday in August. The bus service is provided to visitors of the Gallery thanks to the generosity of long-time Gallery supporters, the Chartwell Trust.
‘The Chartwell Trust has created an...
more
by Melanie on 23 July 2012
Chartwell wants to thank curator Natasha Conland and all of the artists of Made Active, which closed last weekend.
more
by Amy Howden Chapman on 18 July 2012
Image: Made in L.A. 2012. Works by Cody Trepte. Installation view at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. June 2-September 2, 2012. Photography by Brian Forrest.
Made in LA 2012, the inaugural Los Angeles Biennial which features work by sixty artists is currently on show in three institutions across...
more
by Melanie on 28 May 2012
Francis Upritchard: A Long Wait
Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, USA
May - September 2012
www.contemporaryartscenter.org
Contemporary Arts Center (Cincinnati, USA) is currently showing A Long Wait, London-based NZ artist Francis Upritchard's first museum exhibition in the United States....
more
by Sue on 20 May 2012
Movement is everywhere in Made Active whether it be implied, anticipated or actual. Like The Spider, by Alexander Calder in the Degas to Dali exhibition, movement can often be enhanced by a sense of shadow playing on the gallery wall- Ian Burns' use of wires and lights create an active shadow play...
more
by Melanie on 18 May 2012
Congratulations to Lauren Brincat, who has been awarded one of the Australia Council’s inaugural Creative Australia Fellowships. The Fellowships are a new initiative to support the professional development of established and early career artists. Lauren’s Creative Fellowship will...
more
by Melanie on 08 May 2012
Melbourne Art Foundation has announced that New York-based Australian artist Ian Burns will be the Commission Artist for the upcoming Melbourne Art Fair, which takes place 1-5 August. Burns’ work will be a large-scale sculptural work titled Clouds:
"Against the cultural backdrop of the...
more
by Sue on 26 April 2012
If I could be forgiven for crashing my way through art history, I did think it was a useful idea to pair ideas together from both the Auckland Art Gallery's Degas to Dali exhibition (D to D) and Made Active: The Chartwell Show. It would be a fairly random and, yes, lightweight, pairing/match up...
more
by Melanie on 23 April 2012
Chartwell would like to congratulate the recently announced Walters Prize 2012 nominees: Simon Denny, Alicia Frankovich, Kate Newby, and Sriwhana Spong. Their works will be exhibited in the Chartwell Gallery at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki from August to October; particularly exciting this year...
more
by Melanie on 13 April 2012
To coincide with the upcoming exhibition of Daniel Malone’s major installation Black Market Next To My Name in Made Active: The Chartwell Show at Auckland Art Gallery, Clouds and Hopkinson Cundy are publishing a new book documenting the work. Titled Black Market Next To My Name, the...
more
by Sue on 11 April 2012
Made Active: The Chartwell Show
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
14 April - 15 July 2012
www.aucklandartgallery.com
Opening on 14 April, 2012 is Made Active: The Chartwell Show, Level 2, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, Auckland, New Zealand.
Artists in the show, curated by...
more
by Sue on 11 April 2012
A few notes regarding Made Active:The Chartwell Show...
01: Painting as Performance
Fiona Connor said to me recently that she has lately been thinking about painting as a documentation of performance. This is a good way to think about the physical nature of painting a painting. I read recently...
more
by Sue on 11 April 2012
A few notes regarding Made Active: The Chartwell Show...
02: Abstract Expressionism revisited
In the context of this exhibition, where objects such as Paul Kos’ Equilibre 1V, 1992, are installed with expressionist paintings by Allen Maddox within a broader discussion of action and...
more
by Amy Howden Chapman on 19 March 2012
The promise of land was a crucial part of the American dream. People migrated from the Eastern states in search of wider horizons and, by and large, they found them. The land of the West of the US has long been a site for the reinvention of cultural norms. As Marilynne Robinson, the Western...
more
by Melanie on 19 March 2012
The Armory Show 2012
New York City
8 − 11 March 2012
www.thearmoryshow.com
Starkwhite presented two NZ artists at The Armory Show 2012 in New York City. New York-based Martin Basher exhibited new paintings and sculptures, pictured above.
"The booth will feature panels of two-way...
more
by Melanie on 12 March 2012
Image: John Reynolds on Helipad, photo by Jason O'Hara.
Kermadec
Edmiston Gallery of Maritime Art
Voyager New Zealand Maritime Museum, Auckland
15 February - 1 July 2012
www.maritimemuseum.co.nz
Kermadec presents a collection of artworks from South Pacific artists inspired by their voyage...
more
by Melanie on 10 February 2012
Contemporary Australia: Women
Gallery of Modern Art, Queensland
21 April - 22 July 2012
www.qag.qld.gov.au
Queensland Government Arts Minister Rachel Nolan has announced the 33 artists and collectives to be featured in Contemporary Australia: Women, an exhibition opening at the Gallery of...
more
by Melanie on 10 February 2012
Congratulations to Laresa Kosloff who has been announced the 2011 recipient of the Jane Scally Art Award.
"The Jane Scally Award will enable me to realise a project in Russia and Scotland that directly engages with the contexts and ideas that have shaped my practice over the years. This is a...
more
by Melanie on 30 November 2011
The Chartwell Trust Student Art Writing Prize of $500 is awarded annually for a review or essay addressing an exhibition at the Adam Art Gallery or a work from the Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection. The prize is open to all Victoria University students studying Art History,...
more