Bill Hammond Jingle Jangle Morning (detail) 2006. Acrylic on linen. Collection of Chris Deutscher and Karen Woodbury, Melbourne, Australia. |
Bill Hammond: Jingle Jangle Morning
20 July – 22 October
Taking its title from a line in Bob Dylan's song 'Mr. Tambourine Man', this long-awaited spectacular survey exhibition traces the career of Bill Hammond, one of New Zealand's leading contemporary artists.
Through five thematic sections it reveals the development of Hammond's practice – from his frenetic, music-inspired work of the 1980s to the evolution of his signature bird paintings, begun in the 1990s after a journey to the sub-Antarctic Auckland Islands and culminating in a major new body of work exemplifying the unsettling splendour of Hammond's ongoing practice.
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New Publication!
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A major new book on the works of Bill Hammond has been produced to accompany the exhibition.
- 220 pages with hardcover and poster-sized dust jacket, designed by artist/designer Aaron Beehre.
- Insightful texts by Jennifer Hay, Ron Brownson, Chris Knox and Laurence Aberhart.
- Full page images of more than sixty of Bill Hammond’s most significant works from the last three decades.
$79.99 from Christchurch Art Gallery Shop
t: (03) 941 7370 / f: (03) 941 7364
e: merilynne.evans@ccc.govt.nz
PO Box 2626, Christchurch
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Events
Curator’s Floortalk: Jennifer Hay
Sunday 29 July, 2pm, Touring Exhibition Galleries
Join curator Jennifer Hay for a special floortalk of the exhibition.
Behind the Image
Montana Wednesday Evening, 1 August, 6pm
Touring Exhibition Galleries
Curator Jennifer Hay discusses art historical references in the works of Bill Hammond.
Looking for Buller
Montana Wednesday Evening, 8 August, 6pm
Philip Carter Family Auditorium
Dr Ross Galbreath discusses the life of Walter Buller, the famous bird collector referenced in the work of Bill Hammond.
A Villain on the Scene
Montana Wednesday Evening, 15 August, 6pm
Philip Carter Family Auditorium
Andreas Reischek, the infamous Austrian collector and taxidermist, is exposed by Dr Helen Hogan in a discussion on his Māori contacts and actions in New Zealand.
Ensnared
Montana Wednesday Evening, 22 August, 6pm
Philip Carter Family Auditorium
Paul Schofield, curator of vertebrate zoology at Canterbury Museum, discusses bird collecting and its role in the exploration of New Zealand.
Jazz Meets Film
Montana Wednesday Evening, 29 August, 6pm
Philip Carter Family Auditorium
A musical response to Bill Hammond’s Hokey Pokey, Len Lye’s Tusalara and Neil Dawson’s Chalice, with music and concepts by jazz musician Harry Harrison.
Principal Exhibition Sponsor: Ernst & Young. The exhibition and accompanying publication are supported by the Friends of Christchurch Art Gallery and Spectrum Print with funding from Creative New Zealand.
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