Shannon Novak’s Sub Rosa turns our attention to the secrecy and isolation of gay intimacy. Sub Rosa expands beyond the Open Window and Novak’s personal experience into the Gallery’s hallway and bathrooms to reflect upon the experiences of gay men in New Plymouth, both historical and present day.

Shot and edited over the past three years in Dagenham – a London Borough which voted overwhelmingly for Brexit – Suspended Agency follows a small cast of individuals occupying the margins of the city.

This selection of artworks from the Govett Brewster Collection encompasses a range of artists and art practice documenting encounters with people, place and nature.

Art That Moves captures the essence of Len Lye’s tangible motion sculpture with a rotating selection of works from the Len Lye Foundation Collection.

Commissioned for the grand space of the Gallery’s lower ramp, Mikala Dwyer’s sculptural installation greets visitors on their entrance into the building.

A new commission, Kūreitanga II IV, by Taranaki artist WharehokaSmith (Taranaki, Te Ātiawa, Ngā Ruahine) is reflective of designs used by Māori to decorate wharenui (ceremonial communal houses), clothing, objects and architectural spaces.

With an interest in architecture and a background in education, Nicolás Paris’ project at the Govett-Brewster is driven by his philosophical investigations into the processes of learning, nature, art and contemporary life.
 
 

This exhibition charts the early years of Lye’s career, observing his childhood in Aotearoa New Zealand and first steps as an artist in Wellington before an offshore departure that took the artist to Australia, Samoa and on to the United Kingdom.