Whenever the media reports on another famous painting being auctioned off for millions, it comes across as not just incomprehensible, but ridiculous. So what makes people spend their fortunes on a piece of canvas, and is any piece of art really worth it? Read more »
Posts Categorized: Visual arts
Beautiful Creatures and Fantasic Fantasies
Beautiful Creatures is an exhibition of youth, fantasy and desire. Read more »
Turn(ering) Me On
A dark cartoonist, an oil painter, an eerie filmmaker and a public performance artist—the group of nominees is generously representative and excitingly diverse. Read more »
Review – Te Papa: Nga Toi
Considering the breadth of artworks to encounter, this ‘micro museum’ is definitely worth a couple of visits. Read more »
Review – City Gallery
The City Gallery is currently featuring a vibrant range of exhibits, with two collections, Moving on Asia: Towards a New Art Network and Len Lye: Kaleidoscope standing out in particular. Read more »
Visual Arts – It’s the Little Things: Saskia Leek at the Dowse
Desk Collection is a retrospective of Saskia Leek’s paintings currently at the Dowse in Lower ...Read more »
Believing in the Belief of Art
The 19th Century architect Otto Wagner wrote that “it may be accepted as proven that ...Read more »
21st Century Collecting: Showing Little and Saying Nothing
21st Century Collecting claims to “[raise] provocative questions about the nature of contemporary art practice ...Read more »
Red Bull Collective Art
Red Bull Collective Art is now giving Kiwi students the chance to get amongst a ...Read more »
A Peek at ‘PEAK’
The Progressive Experimental Artists Kollectiv (PEAK), is an exhibition dedicated to works by previously institutionalised ...Read more »