Len Lye: Atomic Power
20 Aug 2022 - 25 Apr 2023
Len Lye as political thinker: beyond riotous experimental films to a world at war.
Len Lye, Atomic Dance, 1960. Collection Len Lye Foundation.
Shona Rapira Davies: Ko Te Kihikihi Taku Ingoa
5 Aug 2022 - 28 Feb Aug 2024
Ko Te Kihikihi Taku Ingoa is a major new installation by Shona Rapira Davies (Ngāti Wai ki Aotea, Aotearoa, New Zealand) that responds to histories distinct to Taranaki and to the ‘cathedral-like’ space of the gallery.
Exhibition
Shona Rapira Davies, Ko Te Kihikihi Taku Ingoa, 2022 (detail). Govett-Brewster Art Gallery / Len Lye Centre. Image: Hayley Bethell.
The Unfurling
3 Dec 2022 - Ongoing
Shannon Novak and Pasha Clothier
Forming part of the Make Visible: Taranaki project, this collaborative work is a window-based intervention in the Len Lye Centre that makes visible different spectrums via the lenses of identity and gender.
Pasha Clothier, Kāhili, 2022.
Shannon Novak, A Warm Embrace, 2022.
Len Lye: Master of Motion
3 Dec - Ongoing
A new documentary about Len Lye's remarkable life and work - screening 1pm daily in the Len Lye Centre cinema. Free.
Len Lye: Master of Motion, still, 2022.
What’s On
Len Lye: Master of Motion
Len Lye: Master of Motion
Len Lye: Master of Motion
Wed 29 Mar 23 — Len Lye Cinema
Master of Motion the newly commissioned documentary about Len Lye will screen daily in the Len Lye Centre cinema.
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Redemption of a Rogue
Redemption of a Rogue
Redemption of a Rogue
Thu 30 Mar 23 — Len Lye Cinema
A bible, black comedy about a prodigal son returning to his hometown to seek salvation for his sins.
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Corsage
Corsage
Corsage
Thu 30 Mar 23 — Len Lye Cinema
Marie Kreutzer’s bold and subversive costume drama features an imperious Vicky Krieps as the restless Empress Elisabeth of Austria, struggling to break free from the restrictive confines of courtly life.
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Living
Living
Living
Thu 30 Mar 23 — Len Lye Cinema
Living sets a high bar for itself in setting out to remake a Kurosawa classic and director Oliver Hermanus and star Bill Nighy clear it in triumphant fashion.
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Aisha Khalid
Artist talk and tour: Aisha Khalid
Aisha Khalid
Sat 1 Apr 23 — Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
Join artist Aisha Khalid in conversation with exhibition curator Masuma Halai Khwaja and gallery director Zara Stanhope as they move through I Am and I Am Not.
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News
Walters Prize artists linked to Gallery programme
The Govett-Brewster team congratulates all the finalists in the 2023 Walters Prize, and in particular acknowledges two of the finalists - Ana Iti and Brett Graham - who we have worked closely with over recent years.
Residency programme welcomes Indigenous Artists from Taiwan
We're committed to connecting people, communities and cultures to encourage critical dialogue about the world we live in. Aligned to this, we announce the first of our 2023 artist residencies, in partnership with the Cultural Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Sydney and supported by Creative New Zealand and Kaohsiung Fine Art Museum.
Govett-Brewster team helps deliver Parihaka children's event
In late January the Gallery team delivered Rā Korikori - a family-friendly event aimed to send the children of the Parihaka and Coastal Taranaki communities back to school in great spirits.
Gallery publications pick up awards
Three Govett-Brewster publications were commended at the 2022 Art Association of Australia and New Zealand Art Writing and Publishing Awards.
Len Lye’s shadowgraph portraits
Essay by Leroy Nurkka 2022 Victoria University Summer Scholarship participant working with the Len Lye Foundation archive at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery | Len Lye Centre.
The Tongan artist who never went to art school
A Tongan artist who never went to art school is now showing her work in New Plymouth’s prestigious Govett-Brewster Art Gallery / Len Lye Centre.
Len Lye: Master of Motion
Master of Motion the newly commissioned documentary about Len Lye will screen daily between 1pm and 2pm, in the Len Lye Centre cinema.
Gallery welcomes new International Film Curator in Residence
The Govett-Brewster Art Gallery / Len Lye Centre has welcomed Alla Gadassik as its International Film Curator in Residence for 2022 to 2025.
Te Au: Liquid Constituencies Opening Weekend Programme
Join us to celebrate the opening of Te Au: Liquid Constituencies with a series of artist korero and events throughout the day.
Govett-Brewster welcomes Assistant Curator, Contemporary Māori Art
The Govett-Brewster Art Gallery / Len Lye Centre is excited to announce curator and artist Taarati Taiaroa (Te Āti Awa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Apa) will join the Gallery in the role of Assistant Curator, Contemporary Māori Art.
Lalaga Pasifika 2022 Wrap Video
On Saturday May 28th 2022, the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery and the Ngāmotu Pacific community participated in a day of art and culture recognising and celebrating Pacific arts in our community.
Foundation Members contribute to major new installation
Govett-Brewster Foundation Members, with the Pollen Foundation and Bowen Galleries have enabled senior artist Shona Rapira Davies to achieve one of her most significant works to date.
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Don't Fight The Feeling T-shirt - Mens
Capturing the spirit of Len Lye in a moment of vintage 1970s style, this replica T-shirt strikes close to the heart of the artist’s philosophy.
Dedicated to making art that celebrates motion, Lye was a champion of living in the moment, constantly moving forward and sideways, and certainly not fighting the feeling.
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