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The cover of the Layla Rudneva-Mackay publication, Green with Envy, designed by Warren Olds

Rudneva-Mackay Publication

STARKWHITE

Layla Rudneva-Mackay
Green with Envy
Essays by Porter, Bywater, O’Reilly, Rudneva-MacKay, and Forester.
Editor: Gwynneth Porter
Published by Starkwhite and Clouds, 2012

Disappointing texts

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Perkins at Hopkinson Cundy

HOPKINSON MOSSMAN

Auckland

 

Oliver Perkins
Instruments

 

8 March - 6 April 2013

Compelling installation

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Blaine Western's The Fold of The Land, as installed at Te Tuhi. Note the concrete blocks on the left. Photo: Sam Hartnett.

Blaine Western at Te Tuhi

TE TUHI CENTRE FOR THE ARTS

Auckland

 

Blaine Western
The Fold of the Land

 

9 March - 30 April 2013

Considering John Scott’s Aniwaniwa Visitor Centre


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The installation of Hany Armanious' Set Down exhibition at Michael Lett

Armanious’ Cast ‘Readymades’

MICHAEL LETT

Auckland

 

Hany Armanious
Set Down

 

6 March - 13 April 2013

Polyurethane resin duplicates

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Santiago Sierra, Destroyed Word, 2012.  10 channel video installation at Te Tuhi. Image: Sam Hartnett

Eradicating Capitalism’s Name

TE TUHI CENTRE FOR THE ARTS

Pakuranga

 

Santiago Sierra

Destroyed Word

 

9 March - 14 July 2013

 

Searching for an economic alternative

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Louise Menzies, Local Edition, limited edition artist's book. 16 folded posters, various Inkjet on newsprint

Looking at Newspaper Nameplates

Published by DDMMYY and The Physics Room

Louise Menzies
Local Edition
Produced and Designed by Kelvin Soh and Sam Wieck

Global newsprint media


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Nathan Pohio, Spyglass Field Recordings Vol.3: Notes towards accessing material from the universe and de-briefing an agent of inner space, 2011, wall mounted monitors with headphones.

Three Male Maori Videomakers

THE FILM ARCHIVE AUCKLAND

Auckland

 

Group show
Te Hiko Hou

 

20 February - 28 March 2013

Curated by Gillam & Hansen

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Deborah Rundle, Love is, 2013, mild steel, fluorescent lights. Photo: Jill Segedin

Identity and ‘Alternative’ Love

ARTSTATION

Auckland

 

Group show
Should Love Come First?

 

12 February - 23 February 2013

A queer look at self esteem

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Denys Watkins, Colletus, 2011, acrylic on linen, 150 x 90 cm

Painting Highlights at Bath St.

BATH STREET GALLERY

Auckland

 

Group show
Summer Exhibition

 

12 February - 2 March 2013

A selection from group show


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Mark Adams, 25.5.1997. At Tuhawaiki's Memorial Ruapuke Island Silver bromide contact print from 10x8 inch black and white negative printed 1997

The Length and Breadth of the Land

TWO ROOMS

Auckland

 

Mark Adams
Archives

 

8 February - 2 March 2013

Recording historic sites

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Johl Dwyer, Soap, plaster, acrylic, 12K white gold, cedar.  245 x 145 x 20mm

Johl Dwyer’s Explorations

TIM MELVILLE GALLERY

Auckland

 

Two artist show
Johl Dwyer and Emma Smith

 

12 February - 9 March 2013

Innovative mixing of curious materials

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Julian Hooper, Maintainance, acrylic on canvas

Hooper Abstractions

IVAN ANTHONY GALLERY

Auckland

 

Julian Hooper
Are you ready for love?

 

9 February - 2 March 2013

Whimsical and organic


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Martin Basher, T.B.C., installed at Starkwhite

Basher’s Consumerist Equivocation

STARKWHITE

Auckland

 

Martin Basher
T.B.C.

 

4 February - 2 March 2013

Showcasing contradictory messages

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John Ward Knox, No Title 2, 2013

New Work From John Ward Knox

IVAN ANTHONY GALLERY

Auckland

 

John Ward Knox
on going

 

9 February - 2 March 2013

Two ways of thinking and looking

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Steve Carr, Dead Time, 2012, 7 channel installation, Phantom Flex transferred to ProRes HQ files synchronised through multiple hard drives. 520 seconds long.

Steve Carr Assortment

MICHAEL LETT

Auckland

 

Steve Carr
X

 

31 January - 2 March 2013

Curious collection of video and sculpture


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George Egerton-Warburton, Boredom is a Desk with Legs in a Fish Spa (20120, HD Video/Continuous Loop. Actor David Wells, Filmed by Nick Roux, microphone wrangler: Robbie Dixon. Video still.

Egerton-Warburton at Artspace

ARTSPACE AOTEAROA

Auckland

 

George Egerton-Warburton
Steaming Ties

 

25 January - 2 March 2013

Three inventive variations of unedited video

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Buchanan’s Permeable ‘Membranes’

HOPKINSON MOSSMAN

Auckland

 

Ruth Buchanan
On or within a scenario

 

1 February - 2 March 2013

The borders of curtains

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Silo 6 on the Auckland waterfront

Wynyard Quarter Silo 6 Installations

Summer of Sculpture

Auckland

 

Eight projects
Silo 6 Installations

 

1 February - 22 February 2013

Art on Auckland’s waterfront


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Gregor Kregar, Pavillion Structure, recycled timber, 7000 x 8000 x 8000 mm

Outdoor Sculpture on Beautiful Waiheke

HEADLAND: SCULPTURE ON THE GULF

 

30 selected artists
2013 Sculpture Walk

 

25 Jan. - 17 Feb. 2013

Can it compete with the scenery?

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Gavin Hipkins, Empire (Beach), 2007; Ani O'Neill, Fresh Eke (Eke Nui and Babies) 2003-4; Julian Hooper, Herceg, 2008. Gifts of the Patrons of the Auckland Art Gallery Photo: Jennifer French

Saluting the AAG Patrons

AUCKLAND ART GALLERY TOI O TAMAKI

Auckland

 

Collection show
Partner Dance

 

1 December 2012 - 7 April 2013

Benefactors’ contributions

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Jaimi Haycock, Chicken, 2012, HD video transferred to DVD

Femme Fatale

VIEWFINDER

Auckland

 

Jaimi Haycock
Chicken


24 January - 6 February 2012

A carnal devouring