MAKE A DATE WITH ART IN MARCH
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Art is for everyone in Auckland Arts Festival 2013's
visual arts fiesta...
A magnificent display communicating the hopes and dreams of
Auckland school children, 200L of milk annihilated by gunfire and
The Brady Bunch adorned with bindis are just some of what can be
expected in Auckland Arts Festival's massive, free visual arts
programme which explodes across the region from 6 to 24 March 2013.
Complementing Auckland Arts Festival 2013's stellar line-up of
performance events, the visual arts programme presents numerous
opportunities for Aucklanders and visitors to experience painting,
film, installation, projection, textiles and tā moko by some of the
very best international and New Zealand artists.
According to the Auckland Arts Festival Artistic Director Carla
van Zon, "Just as performance events have the ability to make
audiences think, feel, argue, laugh and cry, visual arts have the
power to deeply connect with each and every viewer in different
way. In March, we invite everyone - even those who aren't regular
gallery visitors - to venture out and experience at least one of
the Festival's many free exhibitions, because art doesn't have to
be for aficionados only. Art is created for anyone who enjoys
seeing things from another perspective."
Auckland Arts Festival's brilliant, visual arts night of nights
White Night is back for a second time after huge success in 2011.
For one night only, on Saturday March 16, over 50 of Auckland's
galleries and museums will open between 6pm and midnight, and art
projects and performances will spill into public spaces, with free
buses available to help people squeeze in as many exhibitions and
events as possible. A detailed White Night brochure will be
released in February next year.
New Zealand contemporary artist Tiffany Singh has created Fly Me
Up To Where You Are, a huge installation project that has been
commissioned by Auckland Arts Festival. From 6 to 24 March, Aotea
Square will be emblazoned with colour thanks to Tiffany's
large-scale work made up of hundreds of prayer flags designed and
made by Auckland school children. Singh is a globally-recognised
artist whose signature method involves working directly with
specific communities before turning the resulting material into
surprising and breathtaking art works. In this case, Tiffany is
working with numerous children who are asked to express their hope
and dreams on a Tibetan-style dream flag, all of which will be
included in the installation, designed to bring the voices of our
children directly to the heart of the city.
The concurrent exhibition Fly Me Up To Where You Are: Te
Waharoa, at Ponsonby's Artstation, will be a chance for anyone
interested in seeing the full story of Tiffany Singh's project come
to life through stunning film and photography by Robert George.
While they are there, audiences will be able to make their own
dream flag which will be added to the Aotea Square
installation.
Described as one of the most important artists of our time, the
Spanish artist Santiago Sierra presents the fruits of labor and
destruction in this monumental global project that spans two years
and ten countries, Destroyed World. In this international
collaboration, which includes galleries in Iceland, Germany,
Austria, France, Holland, Sweden, India and Papua New Guinea,
Australia and New Zealand, a ten letter word which holds resonance
to the Global financial crisis is presented as a 25-minute,
multi-channel installation at Te Tuhi. In collaboration with
Santiago, Te Tuhi produced the letter - A - made from 200L of milk.
Employing 500 rounds from shotguns and handguns, the letter A was
filmed in a secret location being dramatically destroyed. The
exhibition presents ten simultaneously projected films which reveal
the word and depict the destruction of each single letter. Each
letter was made of materials chosen by the artist and collaborators
with significance to each respective country.
Aotea Square will also provide the backdrop for a stunning video
work called When The Gods Came Down To Earth by Canada-based
film-maker Srinivas Krishna. Through innovative film-making,
Krishna has drawn on the stories he learnt as a child in India, of
Gods and Goddesses, humans and demons, and the populist imagery
known as 'Calendar Art.' Using classical dancers and luscious
visual effects, Krishna's work puts a contemporary twist on some of
the most spiritual images of Indian mythology. A version of When
The Gods Came Down To Earth will also show at Mangere Arts
Centre.
Another Mangere Arts Centre show involves a cheeky investigation
of Indian identity. New Zealand-Indian artist Bepen Bhana has
created a provocatively playful exhibition of paintings depicting
the much-loved characters of iconic 1970s American sitcom The Brady
Bunch. In his exhibition, titled The Curry Bunch, the Bradys are
given Hindu bindis, tilaks and caste marks. Bhana's humorous and
delightfully outrageous images give the widely recognised 'Western'
faces an Eastern transformation.
Collaboration between artists and the power of art to unite a
community underpin Rosebank, an exhibition curated by Unitec's
Marcus Williams that is designed especially for Avondale's iconic
Rosebank Rd. This project brings over 18 artists together with the
businesses and community of one of Auckland's oldest industrial
precincts, to develop new work for a special weekend art walk which
will allow wanderers to immerse themselves in artwork from the
likes of Lisa Reihana, Haru Sameshima and Fiona Jack.
Collaboration is also at the heart of the work of one of New
Zealand's most acclaimed artists, Dame Robin White, who is creating
a significant new work with long-time collaborator Ruha Fifita. Ko
e Hala Hangatonu: The Straight Path will involve a huge 14ft Tongan
tapa cloth created by the artists with expert tapa-makers in Tonga,
and will be hung at Two Rooms Gallery.
In Tā Moko - Between the Lines, one of New Zealand's finest tā
moko artists, Derek Lardelli, invites everyone interested in
learning what lies behind tā moko lines to a special event. Taking
up temporary residence in the Aotea Centre, Derek will bring his
studio to the people for three, day-long, live tā moko sessions.
Audiences can watch the artists at work, have a kōrero and
learn more about this spiritually significant, uniquely Māori and
undeniably beautiful art form.
Two cool comic art exhibitions showing side by side at AUT's ST
PAUL St Gallery will give comic fans an unprecedented opportunity
to see a feast of work from Germany and New Zealand. Comics, Manga
& Co., an exhibition by the Goethe-Institut, introduces the
work of 13 German comic artists spanning two generations. Nga
Pakiwaituhi: New Zealand Comics, curated by popular New Zealand
cartoonist Dylan Horrocks, presents a diverse selection of
work by some of the most powerful voices in contemporary New
Zealand comic art - from established professionals to underground
talents.
Showing at Starkwhite, the beautifully ethereal Rules of Nature,
by highly-regarded Shanghai artist Jin Jiangbo, is a mesmerising
hands-on installation blending imagery and sounds from traditional
Chinese artforms with new-media technology. Projected onto water,
delicate landscapes are formed and re-formed in response to the
viewer plucking, strumming or sliding along the strings of a
Chinese zither.
Also from Shanghai and also fusing traditional forms with new
media, art collective Liu Dao/island6's The Garden Beneath the
Street Lights blends Chinese paper-cut techniques with digital and
LED technology to present delightful artworks about the urban maze
of China's largest city, at Bath Street Gallery.
Texturally rich and profoundly beautiful, Islanders at
Objectspace surveys the breathtaking work of New Zealand sculptor
Jo Torr, whose exquisitely designed and meticulously detailed
garments fuse European and Pacific elements to offer an intriguing
perspective on the history and fashion of early European and
Polynesian encounters.
The energy and diversity of contemporary Pacific performance art
is showcased in an exhibition from two of Auckland's most exciting
young artists, Jeremy Leatinu'u and Kalisolaite 'Uhila, with
special guests. More Than We Know, comprises both film and
performance at Auckland University's Gus Fisher Gallery and, for
busy city-dwellers on their way home, street-side performances on
Auckland's Shortland St.
Full visual arts venue details and dates are below. To peruse
the full Auckland Arts Festival 2013 programme, including all
performances and events, please view our press release or visit
www.aaf.co.nz
www.aaf.co.nz
For more information, interviews and images, please contact
Siobhan Waterhouse, Publicist,
on siobhan.waterhouse@aucklandfestival.co.nz, +64 9 374 0317
or +64 22 126 4149.
About Auckland Arts Festival
The Auckland Arts Festival is Auckland's premier festival of New
Zealand and international arts. The globally-recognised event
celebrates people and culture, and showcases the unrivalled
location and landscape, cultural diversity and vibrant energy of
New Zealand's largest city.
Since the inaugural event in 2003, the Auckland Arts Festival
has welcomed over a million attendees. For 19 magical days in
March, Auckland Arts Festival 2013 will bring the Auckland region
to life once again with creations from some of the country's most
innovative artists and performers alongside a sensational
assemblage of internationals.
Auckland Arts Festival is governed by the Auckland Festival
Trust and the Board chaired by Victoria Carter. Trustees are Rick
Carlyon, Roger MacDonnell, Toni Millar, Jim Moser, John Judge,
Heather Shotter and Fred Ward. The Trust receives core funding from
Auckland Council through the Auckland Regional Amenities Funding
Act, and from Creative New Zealand through the Toi Tōtara Haemata
programme.
The Festival's executive team is Artistic Director Carla van Zon
and Chief Executive David Inns. Significant support for the
Auckland Arts Festival 2013 is received from the ASB Community
Trust, NZ Major Events, The Lion Foundation and Pub Charity; Gold
Sponsors Westpac and Colenso BBDO; Silver Sponsors Auckland Airport
and Classic Hits; and other sponsors, patrons and donors.
AUCKLAND ARTS FESTIVAL 2013 VISUAL ARTS PROGRAMME DETAILS
WHITE NIGHT, Various locations
Saturday 16 March, 6pm to midnight
White Night is a partnership between Auckland Arts Festival with
Auckland Museum, Auckland Art Gallery, Central City Library and
Voyager Maritime Museum. For more info, please visit
www.aaf.co.nz.
Fly Me Up to Where You Are, Tiffany Singh (Aotearoa/New
Zealand)
Wednesday 6 March - Sunday 24 March, Aotea Square
Fly Me Up to Where You Are: Te Waharoa, Tiffany Singh with
Robert George and Leanne Clayton (Aotearoa/New Zealand)
Saturday 2 March - Sunday 24 March, Artstation
Destroyed Word, Santiago Sierra (Spain)
Saturday 9 March - Sunday 14 July, Te Tuhi
When the Gods Came Down to Earth, Srinivas Krishna
(India/Canada)
Wednesday 6 March - Sunday 24 March, Aotea Square
Friday 8 March - Sunday 28 April, Mangere Arts Centre - Ngā Tohu
o Uenuku
The Curry Bunch, Bepen Bhana (Aotearoa/New Zealand)
Friday 8 March - Sunday 28 April, Mangere Arts Centre - Ngā Tohu
o Uenuku
Tā Moko - Between the Lines, Derek Lardelli (Aotearoa/New
Zealand)
Friday 22 March - Sunday 24 March, Blues Bar, Aotea Centre
Comics, Manga and Co. (Germany) & Nga Pakiwaituhi: New
Zealand Comics (Aotearoa/New Zealand)
Friday 1 March - Friday 12 April, ST PAUL St Gallery, AUT
University
More Than We Know, Jeremy Leatinu'u and Kalisolaite 'Uhila with
Guests (Aotearoa/New Zealand)
Friday 8 February - Friday 6 April, The Gus Fisher Gallery,
Auckland University
Rules of Nature - Jin Jiangbo (China)
Thursday 8 March - Saturday 6 April, Starkwhite
The Garden Beneath the Street Lights, Liu Dao/island6
(China)
Wednesday 6 March - Saturday 30 March, Bath Street Gallery
The Blacks, Jorge Satorre (Mexico)
Friday 8 March - Tuesday 9 April, Artspace
ISLANDERS, Jo Torr (Aotearoa/New Zealand)
Saturday 9 March - Saturday 27 April, Objectspace
Ko E Hala Hangatonu: The Straight Path, Robin White and Ruha
Fifita (New Zealand and Tonga)
Friday 8 March - Saturday 6 April, Two Rooms
A magnificent display communicating the hopes and dreams of
Auckland school children, 200L of milk annihilated by gunfire and
The Brady Bunch adorned with bindis are just some of what can be
expected in Auckland Arts Festival's massive, free visual arts
programme which explodes across the region from 6 to 24 March 2013.
Complementing Auckland Arts Festival 2013's stellar line-up of
performance events, the visual arts programme presents numerous
opportunities for Aucklanders and visitors to experience painting,
film, installation, projection, textiles and tā moko by some of the
very best international and New Zealand artists.
According to the Auckland Arts Festival Artistic Director Carla van
Zon, "Just as performance events have the ability to make audiences
think, feel, argue, laugh and cry, visual arts have the power to
deeply connect with each and every viewer in different way. In
March, we invite everyone - even those who aren't regular gallery
visitors - to venture out and experience at least one of the
Festival's many free exhibitions, because art doesn't have to be
for aficionados only. Art is created for anyone who enjoys seeing
things from another perspective."
Auckland Arts Festival's brilliant, visual arts night of nights
White Night is back for a second time after huge success in 2011.
For one night only, on Saturday March 16, over 50 of Auckland's
galleries and museums will open between 6pm and midnight, and art
projects and performances will spill into public spaces, with free
buses available to help people squeeze in as many exhibitions and
events as possible. A detailed White Night brochure will be
released in February next year.
New Zealand contemporary artist Tiffany Singh has created Fly Me Up
To Where You Are, a huge installation project that has been
commissioned by Auckland Arts Festival. From 6 to 24 March, Aotea
Square will be emblazoned with colour thanks to Tiffany's
large-scale work made up of hundreds of prayer flags designed and
made by Auckland school children. Singh is a globally-recognised
artist whose signature method involves working directly with
specific communities before turning the resulting material into
surprising and breathtaking art works. In this case, Tiffany is
working with numerous children who are asked to express their hope
and dreams on a Tibetan-style dream flag, all of which will be
included in the installation, designed to bring the voices of our
children directly to the heart of the city.
The concurrent exhibition Fly Me Up To Where You Are: Te Waharoa,
at Ponsonby's Artstation, will be a chance for anyone interested in
seeing the full story of Tiffany Singh's project come to life
through stunning film and photography by Robert George. While they
are there, audiences will be able to make their own dream flag
which will be added to the Aotea Square installation.
Provocative Spanish artist Santiago Sierra's Destroyed Word is
having its only New Zealand showing as part of Auckland Arts
Festival 2013. In this major global collaboration, 10 huge letters
were constructed in ten different countries, with each letter built
from a product relevant to its location. Combined, the letters
spell out a word Sierra believes represents a major threat to
humankind. Under Sierra's direction, in each respective country
the
letter was dramatically annihilated and the annihilation filmed.
The result is a multi-screen video exhibition of the full word at
Pakuranga's Te Tuhi Centre for the Arts, including a letter made
here in Auckland - an A constructed from 200L of milk and destroyed
in secret by 500 rounds of ammo. Described as one of the most
important artists of our time, the indefatigable Sierra worked for
nearly two years to complete this monumental project.
Aotea Square will also provide the backdrop for a stunning video
work called When The Gods Came Down To Earth by Canada-based
film-maker Srinivas Krishna. Through innovative film-making,
Krishna has drawn on the stories he learnt as a child in India, of
Gods and Goddesses, humans and demons, and the populist imagery
known as 'Calendar Art.' Using classical dancers and luscious
visual effects, Krishna's work puts a contemporary twist on some of
the most spiritual images of Indian mythology. A version of When
The Gods Came Down To Earth will also show at Mangere Arts
Centre.
Another Mangere Arts Centre show involves a cheeky investigation of
Indian identity. New Zealand-Indian artist Bepen Bhana has created
a provocatively playful exhibition of paintings depicting the
much-loved characters of iconic 1970s American sitcom The Brady
Bunch. In his exhibition, titled The Curry Bunch, the Bradys are
given Hindu bindis, tilaks and caste marks. Bhana's humorous and
delightfully outrageous images give the widely recognised 'Western'
faces an Eastern transformation.
Collaboration between artists and the power of art to unite a
community underpin Rosebank, an exhibition curated by Unitec's
Marcus Williams that is designed especially for Avondale's iconic
Rosebank Rd. This project brings over 18 artists together with the
businesses and community of one of Auckland's oldest industrial
precincts, to develop new work for a special weekend art walk which
will allow wanderers to immerse themselves in artwork from the
likes of Lisa Reihana, Haru Sameshima and Fiona Jack.
Collaboration is also at the heart of the work of one of New
Zealand's most acclaimed artists, Dame Robin White, who is creating
a significant new work with long-time collaborator Ruha Fifita. Ko
e Hala Hangatonu: The Straight Path will involve a huge 14ft Tongan
tapa cloth created by the artists with expert tapa-makers in Tonga,
and will be hung at Two Rooms Gallery.
In Tā Moko - Between the Lines, one of New Zealand's finest tā moko
artists, Derek Lardelli, invites everyone interested in learning
what lies behind tā moko lines to a special event. Taking up
temporary residence in the Aotea Centre, Derek will bring his
studio to the people for three, day-long, live tā moko sessions.
Audiences can watch the artists at work, have a kōrero and
learn more about this spiritually significant, uniquely Māori and
undeniably beautiful art form.
Two cool comic art exhibitions showing side by side at AUT's ST
PAUL St Gallery will give comic fans an unprecedented opportunity
to see a feast of work from Germany and New Zealand. Comics, Manga
& Co., an exhibition by the Goethe-Institut, introduces the
work of 13 German comic artists spanning two generations. Nga
Pakiwaituhi: New Zealand Comics, curated by popular New Zealand
cartoonist Dylan Horrocks, presents a diverse selection of work by
some of the most powerful voices in contemporary New Zealand comic
art - from established professionals to underground talents.
Showing at Starkwhite, the beautifully ethereal Rules of Nature, by
highly-regarded Shanghai artist Jin Jiangbo, is a mesmerising
hands-on installation blending imagery and sounds from traditional
Chinese artforms with new-media technology. Projected onto water,
delicate landscapes are formed and re-formed in response to the
viewer plucking, strumming or sliding along the strings of a
Chinese zither.
Also from Shanghai and also fusing traditional forms with new
media, art collective Liu Dao/island6's The Garden Beneath the
Street Lights blends Chinese paper-cut techniques with digital and
LED technology to present delightful artworks about the urban maze
of China's largest city, at Bath Street Gallery.
At ARTSPACE Mexican artist Jorge Satorre explores the hidden paths
of history in his exhibition The Blacks. Mimicking the
investigative processes through which history is written, Satorre
collaborates with researchers to offer glimpses into another time
and place through illustration and sculpture.
Texturally rich and profoundly beautiful, Islanders at Objectspace
surveys the breathtaking work of New Zealand sculptor Jo Torr,
whose exquisitely designed and meticulously detailed garments fuse
European and Pacific elements to offer an intriguing perspective on
the history and fashion of early European and Polynesian
encounters.
The energy and diversity of contemporary Pacific performance art is
showcased in an exhibition from two of Auckland's most exciting
young artists, Jeremy Leatinu'u and Kalisolaite 'Uhila, with
special guests. More Than We Know, comprises both film and
performance at Auckland University's Gus Fisher Gallery and, for
busy city-dwellers on their way home, street-side performances on
Auckland's Shortland St.
Full visual arts venue details and dates are below. To peruse the
full Auckland Arts Festival 2013 programme, including all
performances and events, please view our press release or visit
www.aaf.co.nz
www.aaf.co.nz
For more information, interviews and images, please contact Siobhan
Waterhouse, Publicist, on
siobhan.waterhouse@aucklandfestival.co.nz, +64 9 374 0317 or +64 22
126 4149.
About Auckland Arts Festival
The Auckland Arts Festival is Auckland's premier festival of New
Zealand and international arts. The globally-recognised event
celebrates people and culture, and showcases the unrivalled
location and landscape, cultural diversity and vibrant energy of
New Zealand's largest city.
Since the inaugural event in 2003, the Auckland Arts Festival has
welcomed over a million attendees. For 19 magical days in March,
Auckland Arts Festival 2013 will bring the Auckland region to life
once again with creations from some of the country's most
innovative artists and performers alongside a sensational
assemblage of internationals.
Auckland Arts Festival is governed by the Auckland Festival Trust
and the Board chaired by Victoria Carter. Trustees are Rick
Carlyon, Roger MacDonnell, Toni Millar, Jim Moser, John Judge,
Heather Shotter and Fred Ward. The Trust receives core funding from
Auckland Council through the Auckland Regional Amenities Funding
Act, and from Creative New Zealand through the Toi Tōtara Haemata
programme.
The Festival's executive team is Artistic Director Carla van Zon
and Chief Executive David Inns. Significant support for the
Auckland Arts Festival 2013 is received from the ASB Community
Trust, NZ Major Events, The Lion Foundation and Pub Charity; Gold
Sponsors Westpac and Colenso BBDO; Silver Sponsors Auckland Airport
and Classic Hits; and other sponsors, patrons and donors.
AUCKLAND ARTS FESTIVAL 2013 VISUAL ARTS PROGRAMME DETAILS
WHITE NIGHT, Various locations
Saturday 16 March, 6pm to midnight
White Night is a partnership between Auckland Arts Festival with
Auckland Museum, Auckland Art Gallery, Central City Library and
Voyager Maritime Museum. For more info, please visit
www.aaf.co.nz.
Fly Me Up to Where You Are, Tiffany Singh (Aotearoa/New
Zealand)
Wednesday 6 March - Sunday 24 March, Aotea Square
Fly Me Up to Where You Are: Te Waharoa, Tiffany Singh with Robert
George and Leanne Clayton (Aotearoa/New Zealand)
Saturday 2 March - Sunday 24 March, Artstation
Destroyed Word, Santiago Sierra (Spain)
Saturday 9 March - Sunday 14 July, Te Tuhi
When the Gods Came Down to Earth, Srinivas Krishna
(India/Canada)
Wednesday 6 March - Sunday 24 March, Aotea Square
Friday 8 March - Sunday 28 April, Mangere Arts Centre - Ngā Tohu o
Uenuku
The Curry Bunch, Bepen Bhana (Aotearoa/New Zealand)
Friday 8 March - Sunday 28 April, Mangere Arts Centre - Ngā Tohu o
Uenuku
Tā Moko - Between the Lines, Derek Lardelli (Aotearoa/New
Zealand)
Friday 22 March - Sunday 24 March, Blues Bar, Aotea Centre
Comics, Manga and Co. (Germany) & Nga Pakiwaituhi: New Zealand
Comics (Aotearoa/New Zealand)
Friday 1 March - Friday 12 April, ST PAUL St Gallery, AUT
University
More Than We Know, Jeremy Leatinu'u and Kalisolaite 'Uhila with
Guests (Aotearoa/New Zealand)
Friday 8 February - Friday 6 April, The Gus Fisher Gallery,
Auckland University
Rules of Nature - Jin Jiangbo (China)
Thursday 8 March - Saturday 6 April, Starkwhite
The Garden Beneath the Street Lights, Liu Dao/island6 (China)
Wednesday 6 March - Saturday 30 March, Bath Street Gallery
The Blacks, Jorge Satorre (Mexico)
Friday 8 March - Tuesday 9 April, Artspace
ISLANDERS, Jo Torr (Aotearoa/New Zealand)
Saturday 9 March - Saturday 27 April, Objectspace
Ko E Hala Hangatonu: The Straight Path, Robin White and Ruha Fifita
(New Zealand and Tonga)
Friday 8 March - Saturday 6 April, Two Rooms