Exhibitions
Current Exhibitions
Candice Lin: Pigs and Poison
- 8 Aug — 15 Nov 2020
- Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
Debuting at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery / Len Lye Centre, this survey exhibition brings together newly commissioned and existing works by LA-based artist Candice Lin.
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Sorawit Songsataya: Rumours (Mermaid)
- 8 Aug — 15 Nov 2020
- Open Window Gallery
View a new commission by Pōneke-based, Govett-Brewster Artist ‘In Residence’ Sorawit Songsataya, in the Open Window Gallery on Queen Street, New Plymouth.
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Len Lye: The Absolute Truth of the Happiness Acid
- 6 Jun — 1 Nov 2020
- Gallery 5 and West Ramp
Our most comprehensive survey of Len Lye’s films presented alongside an extensive survey of studio tools and materials behind the making of the films.
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Len Lye: Sky Snakes
- 29 Feb 2020 — 11 Apr 2021
- Gallery 6
A new large-scale kinetic sculpture from the Len Lye Foundation and Team Zizz!
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WharehokaSmith: Kūreitanga II IV
- 1 Sep 2016 — Ongoing
- Todd Energy Learning Centre
A site-specific artwork by Taranaki artist WharehokaSmith, commissioned to rest at the heart of the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery.
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Len Lye Tangibles: 1959 - 1961
- 14 Nov 2020 — 2 May 2021
- Gallery 5
Acclaimed for his experimental cinema from the 1930s through to the 1950s, Len Lye largely abandoned filmmaking at the close of the 1950s to join a thriving kinetic art scene.
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Brett Graham: Tai Moana Tai Tangata
- 5 Dec 2020 — 15 Mar 2021
- Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
A solo exhibition of new work by Brett Graham (Ngāti Kōroki Kahukura, Tainui), Govett-Brewster Art Gallery's 2019 Artist in Residence.
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