Exhibition Opening 6 Apr 2019.
Photos Mark Dwyer
Exhibition opening 6 Apr 2019 in Gallery 6, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery. Govett-Brewster Art Gallery Co-Directors Aileen Burns and Johan Lundh
Latin America CAPE Director Dr Matthew O'Meagher addresses the exhibition opening, on behalf of CAPE, supporter of Artist in Residence Nicolás Paris. Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
In the exhibition Mikala Dwyer: Earthcraft at the exhibition opening 6 Apr 2019, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
In the exhibition Nicolás Paris: ko ngā herenga kei waenga i a tātou, lo que nos une, what connects us, on the Mezzanine, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
Che Rogers In the exhibition Nicolás Paris: ko ngā herenga kei waenga i a tātou, lo que nos une, what connects us, Gallery 4, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
(L) Artist Peter Wareing in Gallery 1 with his installation Projection Series #13 - Peter Wareing: Suspended Agency, (R) curated by Mark Williams, the Director of CIRCUIT Artist Film and Video Aotearoa New Zealand. Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
Projection Series #13 - Peter Wareing: Suspended Agency, installation view, Gallery 1, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
Artist in Residence Nicolás Paris with his exhibiton ko ngā herenga kei waenga i a tātou, lo que nos une, what connects us, Gallery 4, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
At the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery/Len Lye exhibition suite opening, 6 Apr 2019, in the exhibition Mikala Dwyer: Earthcraft
Some of the team who worked on the the exhibition Nicolás Paris: ko ngā herenga kei waenga i a tātou, lo que nos une, what connects us, Gallery 4, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
(L-R) Nicole Freeman and Matthew O'Meagher from CAPE, New Plymouth Mayor Neil Holdem, Aileen Burns (and Hilma), and Johan Lundh, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery Co-Directors, at Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
Artist Mikala Dwyer with her exhibition Earthcraft in the grand entrance to the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery/Len Lye Centre
Co-Director Aileen Burns with Hilma, talking about the new work Mikala Dwyer: Earthcraft on the Govett-Brewster Foundation Investors Preview Tour, 6 Apr 2019, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
Artist Shannon Novak with his work Sub Rosa at the exhibition opening 6 Apr 2019, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
Long-time supporters, Govett Quilliam - The Lawyers, at Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
Senior Curator Paul Brobbel and Gallery Co-Director Johan Lundh talking about the new exhibition Len Lye: No Trouble on the Govett-Brewster Foundation Investors Preview Tour, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
Ivan Bruce and Lauren Wallace in the West Ramp with Toss Woollaston's Bayly's Hill, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
Govett-Brewster Foundation trustee John Leuthart at the Investors Preview Tour, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
Diane and Doug with Mikala Dwyer's work Earthcraft, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
At the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery/Len Lye exhibition suite opening, 6 Apr 2019, in the exhibition Mikala Dwyer: Earthcraft, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
Jeremy and Shashil in the exhibition Len Lye: No Trouble for the exhibition opening 6 Apr 2019, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
With works from the Govett-Brewster Collection, at the exhibition opening 6 Apr 2019, in the West Ramp, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery.
In the exhibition Nicolás Paris: ko ngā herenga kei waenga i a tātou, lo que nos une, what connects us, on the Mezzanine, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
Govett-Brewster staff, Jess and Kelly, in Gallery 6 at the exhibition opening 6 Apr 2019, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
In the exhibition Len Lye: No Trouble for the exhibition opening 6 Apr 2019, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
In the exhibition Mikala Dwyer: Earthcraft at the exhibition opening 6 Apr 2019, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
In the exhibition Mikala Dwyer: Earthcraft at the exhibition opening 6 Apr 2019, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
In the exhibition Mikala Dwyer: Earthcraft at the exhibition opening 6 Apr 2019, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
In the exhibition Mikala Dwyer: Earthcraft at the exhibition opening 6 Apr 2019, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
In the exhibition Open Collection - He Rere Ke - Different Pathways in the West Ramp. At the exhibition opening 6 Apr 2019, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
In the exhibition Open Collection - He Rere Ke - Different Pathways in the West Ramp. At the exhibition opening 6 Apr 2019, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
In the exhibition Mikala Dwyer: Earthcraft at the exhibition opening 6 Apr 2019, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
The Boyle Family at the exhibition opening 6 Apr 2019, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
At the exhibition opening 6 Apr 2019, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth
At the exhibition opening 6 Apr 2019, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth
At the exhibition opening 6 Apr 2019, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth
In the exhibition Nicolás Paris: ko ngā herenga kei waenga i a tātou, lo que nos une, what connects us, Gallery 4, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
In the exhibition Open Collection - He Rere Ke - Different Pathways, checking out Ans Westra's work Te Rere a Kapuni, Mt Taranaki 2015, from the Govett-Brewster Collection. At the exhibition opening 6 Apr 2019, in the West Ramp, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
In the exhibition Open Collection - He Rere Ke - Different Pathways, with Fiona Pardington's work Ka Koriki te manu/The Chorus of Birds 'Inemokomoki', Whekau, Laughing Owl, AV5736 Otago Museum 2004. At the exhibition opening 6 Apr 2019, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
At the exhibition opening 6 Apr 2019, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth
In the exhibition Len Lye: No Trouble for the exhibition opening 6 Apr 2019, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
In the exhibition Len Lye: No Trouble for the exhibition opening 6 Apr 2019, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
In the exhibition Open Collection - He Rere Ke - Different Pathways, with Tony Fomison's work The man of peace and the man of war (Te Whiti and Titokowaru) 1980, from the Govett-Brewster Collection. At the exhibition opening 6 Apr 2019, in the West Ramp, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
John Matthews, Anthony Wilson and New Plymouth Mayor Neil Holdem, at the exhibition opening 6 Apr 2019, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth
Teresa and Craig At the exhibition opening 6 Apr 2019, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth
At the exhibition opening 6 Apr 2019, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth
At the exhibition opening 6 Apr 2019, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth
At the exhibition opening 6 Apr 2019, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth
At the exhibition opening 6 Apr 2019, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth
At the exhibition opening 6 Apr 2019, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth
In the exhibition Nicolás Paris: ko ngā herenga kei waenga i a tātou, lo que nos une, what connects us, Gallery 4, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
We opened:
Mikala Dwyer: Earthcraft
6 Apr 2019 - Ongoing
Lower ramp
Commissioned for the grand space of the Gallery’s lower ramp, Mikala Dwyer’s sculptural installation greets visitors on their entrance into the building. Dwyer – one of Australia’s most acclaimed contemporary artists – is known for her installations that explore notions of time and space, creating strange scenarios that play in the spaces between reality and fiction. Curated by Sarah Wall.
Nicolás Paris: ko ngā herenga kei waenga i a tātou – lo que nos une – what connects us
6 Apr - 21 Jul 2019
Galleries 2, 3, 4
Colombian artist Nicolás Paris is the 2019 Govett-Brewster Art Gallery Aotearoa New Zealand artist in Residence. With an interest in architecture and a background in education, Paris’ project brings the outside environment inside, implanting ferns and lichens within the very fabric of the Gallery and the exhibition becomes a site of growth and learning, in constant transformation. Curated by Sarah Wall.
Projection Series #13: Suspended Agency, An Installation by Peter Wareing
6 Apr – 21 Jul 2019
Gallery 1
Shot and edited over the past three years in Dagenham – a London Borough which voted overwhelmingly for Brexit – this video installation follows a small cast of individuals occupying the margins of the city. Peter Wareing (NZ, UK) examines a distinctly modern condition: individual and collective passivity and numbness in the face of increasing political and economic insecurity. Curated by Mark Williams, Director of CIRCUIT Artist Film and Video Aotearoa New Zealand.
Open Window – Shannon Novak: Sub Rosa
6 Apr – 21 Jul
Queen St, hallway and bathrooms
The Open Window exhibition space continues with New Plymouth-born Shannon Novak’s Sub Rosa turning our attention to the secrecy and isolation of gay intimacy. Transforming the Gallery’s exterior window space into a historical scene of intimacy, Novak expands the moment with elements of fantasy, conflating the experience of secrecy and fear with the notions of openness and safety. 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. Curated by Paul Brobbel
Open Collection: He Rere Ke – Different Pathways
6 Apr - 21 Jul 2019
Upper ramp
The Open Collection series extends the Govett-Brewster’s Ministry of Education funded Learning Experiences Outside the Classroom (LEOTC) programming. Taranaki art and art history educators and artists are invited to reach into the Govett-Brewster Collection to develop an exhibition that enables teaching and learning for secondary school students within a gallery context. Students can have close encounters with artworks important for the understanding of New Zealand contemporary art. Guest curator Gabrielle Belz has selected works to collectively generate a narrative leading to wider conversations about social interaction and understanding.
Len Lye: No Trouble
9 Feb - 21 Jul 2019
Gallery 5
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. No Trouble demonstrates the range and depth of the Len Lye Foundation Collection and Archive, showcasing recent acquisitions alongside many rarely exhibited documents and artworks. Curated by Paul Brobbel and Emma Glucina.
Len Lye: Art That Moves
6 Apr 2019 - Ongoing
Gallery 6
Art That Moves captures the essence of Lye’s tangible motion sculpture with a rotating selection of works from the Len Lye Foundation Collection. Audience favourites such as Universe and Blade perform alongside lesser known works such as Albatross and the never-before exhibited Pineal Flutter. Curated by Paul Brobbel and Emma Glucina.
