EVENT
HIGHLIGHTS: 24 JUNE - 7 JULY
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Kapa haka performance at the
Gallery |
Take a twisting journey through the
world of Ronnie van Hout at Christchurch Art Gallery. Opening on 4
July, Who goes there encompasses peepholes, failed
robots, doll-sized portraits of the artist and something strange and
new from Antarctica.
The Gallery's Matariki events come
to a close this fortnight with a weaving workshop and kapa haka
performance. The works of Rita Angus - as seen in the popular
exhibition Life & Vision, closing on 5 July -
are the inspiration for an evening of performances by leading
contemporary dancers and choreographers, as well as a night of music
with Silencio New Music Ensemble.
Our School Holiday programme starts
on 6 July. Children are invited to make their mark on the world's
largest flying artwork.
5.15pm / meet in the foyer /
free
An in-depth look at Angus's
Cleopatra (1938) with art critic Andrew Paul Wood.
6pm / free
With Vita Cochran, co-author of
Rita Angus: Live to Paint, Paint to Live and Rita
Angus: Life & Vision.
Sponsored by The Press
7.30pm / $15 / concessions $10 / tickets
tel: 021 944 195
Award-winning New Zealand
choreographers and dancers Julia Milsom, Fleur de Thier and Katie
Burton perform solo works inspired by Rita Angus's self-portraits.
Featuring performances by Milsom
(Most Outstanding Performer, Dunedin Fringe, 2009; NZ Best Female
Contemporary Dancer, 2009), Burton and Erica Viedma, as well as film
work by Rick Harvie, these four highly nuanced and individual dances
are set to original New Zealand soundscapes by Andrew McMillan,
Douglas Lilburn, Josh Tilsley and Sally Nicholas - plus a dash of
classic jazz.
11am - 12 noon and 1-2pm /
education centre / free
Weave a whetū (star) in
contemporary fibre as part of our Matariki (Māori New Year)
celebrations. Suitable for ages seven and over.
1.30pm / foyer / free
Te Ahikaaroa recently represented
Canterbury at Te Matatini - the national senior kapa haka
competition. They perform at the Gallery to celebrate Matariki
(Māori New Year).
6pm / free
In the 1950s, city librarian Ron
O'Reilly was a key supporter of many New Zealand progressive
artists, including McCahon and Woollaston. He subsequently founded
the Canterbury Public Library art collection, which made works of
art available for public loan. Join Matthew O'Reilly and Rachel
Watson as they reflect on their father's contribution to
Christchurch's art collection.
Followed by a floortalk with Roger
Fyfe, senior curator of anthropology at Canterbury Museum, on the
extraordinary collection of Nigerian art included in O'Reilly's
collection.
Sponsored by The
Press
9.30-10.15am, first Thursday of
each month
Get your culture fix and encourage
your baby's sense of wonder with a free guided tour of the Gallery.
Enjoy meeting other mums and dads and explore the exhibitions before
the Gallery opens.
Buggies welcome. Breastfeeding
room and baby-changing facilities available. Entry from Gloucester
Street and carpark lift from 9.15am. For more information tel: (03)
941 7347.
7.30pm / foyer / $20 / tickets
tel: (03) 941 7342
Seeing music and hearing painting:
Listen/Rita is a musical performance that will open the
senses to the complexity of experiencing works of art. The music of
Douglas Lilburn becomes a framework through which Silencio examines
the life and work of Rita Angus and her faithful observation to
detail.
A composition of music, images and
words, the performance places statements by Angus and other female
literary voices alongside new musical works inspired by Lilburn.
This engaging production marks the closing of the exhibition
Rita Angus: Life & Vision.
Silencio is a Christchurch-based
contemporary music ensemble made up of leading jazz and classical
musicians.
Drop in anytime between 10am and 3pm / Cowles Stadium, 170 Pages Rd / free
Decorate the TV2 KidsFest banner to make your mark on the world's biggest flying artwork!
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Ronnie van Hout
Failed Robot (detail) 2007. Polystyrene,
fibreglass and paint. Private collection, Melbourne.
Reproduced courtesy of the artist. Photograph by Vicki
Petheridge |
4 July - 18 October
Christchurch-born and now based in
Melbourne, Van Hout is well known for his funny and haunting
variations on the self-portrait, from mannequins through to lo-tech
videos.
In Who goes there
his absurdist installations have grown larger, stranger and darker.
Unfolding through a series of linked rooms, the journey takes in
peepholes, failed robots, doll-sized portraits of the artist,
something strange and new from Antarctica, and above all a series of
shadowy, room-sized sculptures that evoke the wayward workings of
memory.
Until 5 July
Rita Angus is widely regarded as
one of the leading New Zealand artists of the twentieth century.
This exhibition features 143 works drawn from public and private
collections throughout New Zealand and reveals the full scope of
Angus's work throughout her career.
Developed and toured by: Te
Papa; Principal touring partner: Pelorus Trust; Major sponsor:
Singapore Airlines; Christchurch exhibition: Generously supported by
Gabrielle Tasman, University of Canterbury Foundation, Winegrowers
of ARA
Until 26 July
An exhibition of plein-air
painters - artists who work outdoors in an attempt to record the
varying effects of differing light and weather conditions through
direct observation.
Until 29 July
Nigerian sculptures meet paintings
by 1950s and 1960s New Zealand modernists. Ron O'Reilly -
Christchurch city librarian from 1951 to 1968 - is recognised as a
significant champion of the arts.
Proudly supported by
Christchurch City Libraries as it celebrates 150 years
Until 23 August
Gary Hill is world-renowned for his
bold experiments with moving images. In this exhibition he explores
the paradoxes and difficulties of the human attempt to communicate.
The best known of the works on show, Wall Piece is a high-impact
fusion of light, language and body language.
Presented with support from The
Arts Centre, Christchurch, in association with the St Paul St
Gallery, Auckland
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Steve Carr
Giraffe, 2005. Colour photograph. Collection
of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu, purchased
2008
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Until October
Keeping younger audiences in mind,
and including a number of new works by contemporary artists, White
on White is an exhibition brimming with the imaginative
possibilities of white.
Generously supported by
Chartwell Trust
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