Coming Soon: Several degrees of attention
Kate Coolahan, Turumeke Harrington, Ralph Hotere, Sonya Lacey, Rozana Lee, Maria Olsen, Michael Parekōwhai, W A Sutton.
Curated by Māia Abraham, Elle Loui August, Simon Gennard, Amy Weng.
Several degrees of attention features four curatorial projects, each one departing from a work or group of works in the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery Collection.
Several degrees of attention: Thinking with the Collection
Rainbow Dance: Len Lye
Join the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery in celebrating 120 years of Len Lye.
Rainbow Dance surveys Len Lye’s multimedia practice over his fifty-year career with essential, must-see film and sculptural works together with lesser known and recently conserved works from the Len Lye Foundation collection and archive.
Len Lye, Rainbow Dance, 1936. Courtesy of the Len Lye Foundation and The British Postal Museum & Archive. From material preserved and made available by Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision.
Convolutions: Len Lye
One of Len Lye’s most novel projects is realised. Alternatively known as 'Wall Serpent' or 'Wall Motion Sculpture', 'Convolutions' is among Len Lye’s most intriguing large-scale kinetic sculptures.
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Len Lye, Convolutions, 2021, Len Lye Foundation. Image: Bryan James.
What’s On
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022
L’OR French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022
Thu 30 June - Thu 14 Jul 2022 — Len Lye Centre Cinema
The Len Lye Cinema is proud to announce the return of the L'OR French Film Festival Aotearoa for 2022.
15 Days featuring 21 of the best French films for NZ audiences.
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Impossible Hopscotch at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery 50th Birthday Party 2020. Image Credit: Andy Jackson
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Impossible Hopscotch at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery 50th Birthday Party 2020. Image Credit: Andy Jackson
Fri 1 Jul 22 — Todd Energy Learning Centre
Experience, inspire, create. Have fun with our educators seeing and making art, with tips for caregivers engaging little people in art.
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Family Art at the Gallery
Toi Mā Te Whānau: Len Lye's Birthday!
Family Art at the Gallery
Sun 3 Jul 22 — Todd Energy Learning Centre
To celebrate Len Lye's 121st Birthday on the 5th July, join us for a very special Len Lye themed edition of Family Art!
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Len Lye with God of Light, 1970s,
Len Lye Foundation Collection.
Len Lye Curator Tour
Len Lye with God of Light, 1970s,
Len Lye Foundation Collection.
Sun 3 Jul 22 — Len Lye Centre
To celebrate Len Lye’s 121st Birthday on the 5th July, join the Len Lye Curator for a walk and talk through our current Len Lye exhibitions, Convolutions and Rainbow Dance.
The tour will be followed by a birthday surprise for attendees to enjoy!
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Ralph Hotere, Black paintings 1-7, 1968-69,
Collection of the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, Ngāmotu New Plymouth
Opening Day Curator and Artist Tour
Ralph Hotere, Black paintings 1-7, 1968-69,
Collection of the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, Ngāmotu New Plymouth
Sat 9 Jul 22 — Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
Meet the curators and some of the artists from our upcoming exhibition and join them for a walk and talk through the new Collection show, Several degrees of attention: Thinking with the collection.
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News
Seeking Assistant Curator, Contemporary Māori Art
The Govett Brewster Art Gallery - Len Lye Centre is has an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Curator, Contemporary Māori Art to join our collaborative, supportive programming team working in a dynamic contemporary art gallery environment.
Calling all Friends to celebrate 50 years
Turning 50 is a major milestone in anyone’s lives including the Friends of the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery who have been supporting the Gallery since 1971.
Govett-Brewster Foundation announces new Trustee
The Govett-Brewster Foundation has announced that Heather Froude will become a Trustee, maintaining the longstanding connection to Taranaki legal firm Govett Quilliam.
Lalaga Pasifika at the Gallery - 28 May
Celebrate Pasifika creativity as we weave together Pasifika art, culture and community at the first Lalaga Pasifika, happening in and around the Gallery from 11am – 4pm on Saturday 28th May.
Thinking Out Loud
The new ArtNow.nz essay series – Thinking Out Loud – features an insight into the preparation for an exhibition by Areez Katki.
Everyday fabrics given new life with traditional skills
Areez Katki’s intricate embroideries and earthen sculpture adds rich family narrative and insight into Persian cultural history to There is no other home but this exhibition.
Smuggled tapestries from Afghanistan adorn New Plymouth Art Gallery
Three towering tapestries are about to take pride of place in New Plymouth’s premier contemporary art Gallery after being smuggled out of war-torn Afghanistan disguised as cushions.
Book of Len Lye’s poems released
The first collection of poetry by the internationally recognised pioneering filmmaker and kinetic artist Len Lye has been published by the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery and Len Lye Foundation.
Gallery part of Grounded in Place Symposium
Over three days in October, the Grounded in Place online symposium presented a conversation between 16 Frist Nation artists, curators, and filmmakers, along with non-indigenous scholars and museum professionals.
International Film Festivals coming to Gallery
The Len Lye Centre Cinema is welcoming four international film festivals in the coming weeks, connecting the district’s residents to the world despite the current travel restrictions.
International attention grows during artist’s 120th anniversary
International interest in the pioneering work of New Zealand artist Len Lye continues to grow 120 years after his birth, with the late artist’s work being included in a number of significant international exhibitions.
"Apple Cart Upset. You Have to Laugh"
So said the headline of the editorial in the Taranaki Daily News on 2 October 1975, in response to Billy Apple’s Neon Accumulation, 1968, exhibited on a back staircase of the Gallery.
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Brett Graham: Tai Moana Tai Tangata - Pre-Order
In 2018 Brett Graham (Ngāti Koroki Kahukura, Tainui) spent six weeks in Taranaki as the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery’s artist-in-residence. Connecting with tangata whenua and his extended whānau, Graham researched the history of the relationship between Taranaki and Tainui Māori, focussing on the pact of solidarity forged during the New Zealand Wars, a relationship known today as Te Kīwai o te Kete.
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Brett Graham: Tai Moana Tai Tangata