New Publication: Peter Robinson, Ack and Other Abdications

Friday, 16 September 2011 12:51:28 p.m.

Ack and Other Abdications Ack and Other Abdications documents and considers the life of one sculpture, Ack – at once vast ice-flow and intestine that appeared first at Artspace in Auckland in 2006. Peter Robinson was the recipient of the Walters Prize 2008 for Ack. The bulk of this 164-page book is devoted to full-colour documentation of the sculpture in its various iterations and a body of unexhibited paintings. The remainder features writing by Dan Arps, Matthew Crookes, Fiona... Read more »

Artspace seeks Communications Coordinator

Friday, 9 September 2011 11:38:02 a.m.

ARTSPACE is a not for profit visual art organisation that seeks excellence in the commissioning, productionand presentation of cutting edge projects conceived in collaboration with New Zealand and international artists.   We are seeking a part time Communications Coordinator to join us in our work as a national leader in the visual arts community.  In joining Artspace the new Communications Coordinator will help to launch artists’ careers, host international artists and... Read more »

Talk: Natasha Conland and Janita Craw on Dane Mitchell's 'Radiant Matter lll'

Tuesday, 2 August 2011 10:28:00 a.m.

TALK: NATASHA CONLAND AND JANITA CRAW IN CONVERSATION ON
 DANE MITCHELL’S RADIANT MATTER lll SATURDAY 6 AUGUST, 3PM   Natasha Conland and Janita Craw will be in conversation about ideas related to Radiant Matter lll Natasha Conland is the curator of Contemporary Art at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. She has worked with Dane Mitchell as the curator of Mystic Truths, a major group exhibition which explored the prevalence of mysticism in contemporary art, and its... Read more »

Artspace 2011 Curatorial Internship Awarded

Thursday, 28 July 2011 11:57:50 a.m.

Artspace is pleased to announce Arron Santry as the recipient of our 2011 Curatorial Internship. Arron Santry was awarded this coveted learning position out of an impressive range of talented applicants. Arron comes to us with a solid academic background. He graduated from the University of Auckland in 2011 with a double major, a Bachelor of Arts in Art History and English Literature. Having previously worked in the context of commercial galleries, he is now looking to engage with more... Read more »

Richard Francis, 'Familiars', in response to Dane Mitchell, 'The Smell of an Empty Space'

Wednesday, 20 July 2011 12:29:12 p.m.

RICHARD FRANCIS: FAMILIARS SOUND PERFORMANCE SATURDAY 23, 3PM   This Saturday at 3pm Richards Francis will respond to 'The Smell of an Empty Space’ by Dane Mitchell. The performance will be a 60 min set where people will be able to move freely around the space. The experience of sound and olfactory sense of smell both share a vibrational medium. Richard explains further: In this way the title 'Familiars' references the recollection of emotionally charged memories... Read more »

Easy Listening Talk, Catherine Opie, Tuesday 19 July, 6:30pm

Tuesday, 19 July 2011 12:35:38 p.m.

EASY LISTENING TALK CATHERINE OPIE TUESDAY 19 JULY, 6:30PM ENGINEERING LECTURE THEATRE RM 401, 20 SYMONDS ST   courtesy Regen Projects, Los Angeles © Catherine Opie Elam School of Fine Arts, International Artist in Residence, Catherine Opie will be giving a guest lecture   Born in 1961, Opie has become one of America’s premier photographers exhibiting... Read more »

Talk: Zune Lee, AUT, Monday 18 July, 6pm

Friday, 15 July 2011 12:35:59 p.m.

TALK: ZUNE LEE ARTSPACE RESIDENCY KOREA 2011 AUT, WS 114 LECTURE THEATRE 34 ST PAULS ST, AUT CITY CAMPUS Please join us for a talk by Zune Lee. Zune Lee has been awarded the Artspace Residency Korea 2011 and will be in Auckland for two months hosted by Artspace and the School of Art and Design, AUT. Zune Lee is a designer and media artist who works across the visual arts, music, and computer engineering. He has created many interactive media art installations... Read more »

Talk: Caraway Downs, Tahi Moore, Saturday 11 June, 3pm

Thursday, 9 June 2011 4:44:49 p.m.

CARAWAY DOWNS TALK: TAHI MOORE SATURDAY 11 JUNE , 3PM Please join us this Saturday for a talk by Tahi Moore. CARAWAY DOWNS 7 MAY - 18 JUNE  ►   ARTSPACE  Level 1, 300 Karangahape Road Newton | Auckland | New Zealand +64 9 3034965|  www.artspace.org.nz Tuesday - Friday 10-6 | Saturday 11-4 Follow us onTwitter Like us on Facebook ARTSPACE receives major public funding from  Creative New Zealand   Read more »

First Thursdays, Reading Room Sports ll, Thursday 2 June, 6pm-8pm

Tuesday, 31 May 2011 5:26:11 p.m.

FIRST THURSDAYS READING ROOM SPORTS ll THURSDAY 2 JUNE, 6PM-8PM   First Thursdays at Artspace. For the sporty and bookish, please join us for precarious ping pong, drinks, half time snacks and a Reading Room selection by artist Richard Frater. Since 2006 Artspace has offered a Reading Room which provides visitors a substantial resource of current local and international contemporary art publications. The Reading Room was established to facilitate and enable... Read more »

Dane Mitchell, Radiant Matter Part ll opens at Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Saturday 28 May

Thursday, 26 May 2011 12:02:15 p.m.

The first part, Radiant Matter I, at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth involved the sculptural possibilities of perfume and vapours in their various states of transformation, and the means of containing, diffusing and releasing these into the air. For Radiant Matter II at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Mitchell extends these concerns — working with witchcraft, glass vessels, obsidian, and a hand-engineered perfume. Dane Mitchell presents part three of Radiant Matter... Read more »