Current Exhibitions
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Ronnie van Hout: Who goes there4 July – 18 October 2009 A twisting journey through the world of Ronnie van Hout, encompassing peepholes, failed robots, doll-sized portraits of the artist and something strange and new from Antarctica. |
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Rita Angus: Life & Vision7 March – 5 July 2009 Rita Angus is widely regarded as one of the leading New Zealand artists of the twentieth century. Rita Angus: Life & Vision reveals the full scope of Angus's work throughout her career. |
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Gary Hill: Up Against Down23 May – 23 August 2009 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. |
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White on White23 November 2008 – October 2009 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. |
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Ron O'Reilly: The Collector's Eye6 June – 26 July 2009 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. |
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Nature's Own Voice6 February – 26 July 2009 Nature's Own Voice focuses on plein-air painters, who, through direct observation whilst working outdoors, aim to record the varying effects of differing light and weather conditions. |
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Subsonic: sound art in the bunkerBegins May 2008 From May onwards, if you're climbing the stairs to the forecourt or catching the elevator from the Gallery's underground carpark you'll find yourself immersed in Subsonic, a new programme of sound art curated by Peter Vangioni. |
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Twinset: Video Art in the FoyerTwinset occupies the pair of big high-definition screens in the foyer which can be seen straight ahead when heading for the ground-floor galleries. |
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Outer SpacesOuter Spaces is an ongoing programme of artworks in spaces above and beyond the Gallery's exhibition galleries. |










![Ronnie van Hout Failed Robot [detail] 2007. Polystyrene, fibreglass and paint. Private collection, Melbourne. Reproduced courtesy of the artist. Photograph by Vicki Petheridge. Ronnie van Hout](/Exhibitions/2009/RonnieVanHout/FailedRobot175.jpg)







