Spring Newsletter 2016

Walter’s Prize Walk Through with Natasha Conland

Contemporary Benefactors who braved the chilly evening to attend the walk-through of the Walters Prize finalists were well rewarded. Contemporary Curator Natasha Conland explained the selection process and how the prize is judged, and shared background on the four works on show. The Walters Prize has a reputation for being challenging, and this year is no exception. All four works comprise digital media explorations of how our past relates to our present. The experience of each was hugely enriched by Natasha’s explanation of their back story.

Contemporary Benefactors enjoying the walk through of the Walter’s Prize with Natasha Conland

Our great thanks also go to Ivan Anthony for his entertaining explanations, on the rich collection of paintings and objects, which made up his June show Provenance.

Martin Selman Portrait
2016
Carrara marble (Santiscritti quarry)
570 x 460 x 300mm. Image care of Ivan Anthony Gallery

Martin Selman Self Portrait
2016
Carrara marble (Cervaiole quarry)
130 x 1100 x 280mm. Image care of Ivan Anthony Gallery

Coming up at Auckland Art Gallery this quarter are three new exhibitions. The first is an historic survey of artist Gottfried Lindauer. The Maori Portraits: Gottfried Lindauer’s New Zealand, with over 120 portraits, is a unique occasion to view the work of this important figure in the Gallery’s establishment and history, opening night 23 October. This is followed by an exhibition of Taiwanese contemporary artist, Lee Mingwei. Lee Mingwei and his relations: The Art of Participation, developed by Mami Kataoka for Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, and adapted for Auckland Art Gallery, opens Friday 4 November. Then on Friday 26 November the survey exhibition Ann Shelton: Dark Matters opens in the Chartwell Galleries and offer a fresh prospective on this prominent New Zealand photographer.

Key Events: September to November  2016

Meet Artist Oscar Enberg

Tuesday 11 October from 6.30pm

Hopkinson Mossman

Auckland Artist Oscar Enberg has been commissioned to present the next North Terrace sculpture opening early in December. Please join in this opportunity to hear Oscar talk about the background of his work, meet him and ask any questions you may have about his process and practice.

Oscar Enberg Storyboard for The Sunset, 2013 swamp kauri, oil paint, polyurethane, digital print on aluminium, copper tack 500 x 500 x 100mm

Oscar Enberg Goodluck for Thomas, Antoine and Louis, 2014 ash, kauri, mahogany, Aladdin Casino gaming token, brass fitting 438 x 362 x 184 mm overall

Oscar Enberg the prophet, the wise, the technician and the Pharisee, 2015 installation view: Artspace, Auckland photo: Sam Hartnett

North Terrace Opening

Oscar Enberg: Troubles de la croissance (der ursprung des pendels)

Friday 2 December 6pm

Please join us on Auckland Art Gallery’s North Terrace for a glass of Christmas champagne to celebrate the unveiling of the new North Terrace sculpture made possible by support from the Contemporary Benefactors and the Chartwell Trust.

Oscar Enberg Sire So-and-So or Richard Pågen, 2014 installation view: Johan Berggren, Malmö, Hopkinson Mossman Gallery

Please contact Charlotte Swasbrook, for more information

cswasbrook@xtra.co.nz

For more information on the Walter’s Prize go to the Auckland Art Gallery website

http://www.aucklandartgallery.com/whats-on/exhibition/the-walters-prize-2016

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tämaki. Your donation is going towards contemporary art exhibitions, publications and extensions to the Auckland Art Gallery public programme.