 Govett-Brewster
Art Gallery
Winter Exhibtions
Photo hiStories: Mark
Adams, Bruce Connew, John Miller
13 June – 30 August
Against the backdrop of the world economic crisis and the failure
of mainstream media to deal with current events, the representation
of the real has assumed new relevance. Photo hiStories traces the
documentary approaches of three New Zealand photographers.
China
in Four Seasons: Jin Jiangbo
4 July – 6 September
Jin Jiangbo is the first in a series of four major exhibitions
spanning 12 months entitled China in Four Seasons. Through his
vast and penetrating
photographs, leading Chinese artist Jin Jiangbo investigates
the massive impact of the ‘Great Economic Retreat’ in
today’s
China.
Mieke Gerritzen - Beautiful World
4 July – 6 September
Beautiful World takes apart text and language and becomes a visual
machine for the manipulation of the word. It confronts globalisation,
economic prowess and the insidious aesthetics of consumer society.
13 June - 6 Sep, 10am - 5pm daily
Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth, 06 759 6060
www.govettbrewster.com
Admission free
 Puke Ariki
Fixated: Photography Through History
Puke Ariki’s latest exhibition, Fixated: Photography Through
History, explores the development of photography and photographic
processes from 1839 until the present. Learn about the processes
that have helped revolutionise our pictorial history over time.
The
exhibition features two remarkable original photolithographs
by William Henry Fox Talbot, the inventor of the positive/negative
process, and showcases fantastic examples of early photographic
processes from Puke Ariki’s collection along with contemporary
examples of Victorian photographic techniques. New work by sculptor
Elizabeth
Thomson highlights photography’s influence on other forms
of art.
31 July - 26 Oct, Mon - Fri 9am - 6pm, Sat & Sun
9am - 5pm
Main Exhibitions Gallery, Puke Ariki, New Plymouth, 06 759 6060
www.pukeariki.com
Admission free
 Kina
Superheroes in Taranaki and the UK: Graham Kirk
This show represents a continuum of Graham Kirk’s Superhero
theme which started in 1975 with Superman at the Hawera Water
Tower. Locations include Wonder Woman at Back Beach, Batman and
Robin
in Pukekura Park, along with Tintin and Captain Haddock on the
New Plymouth
Walkway.
The line drawn Superheroes have been replaced by 3D heroes
drawn from the silver screen rather than the comic page. The
super-realism backgrounds are still a feature, as is the grand scale
of Graham’s
paintings.
Along with this exciting exhibition KINA is also showcasing
Graham’s
fine art prints that can be viewed in the design store along
with many other creative New Zealand artists work.
Exhibition opening night Friday 17 July at 5.30pm.
17 July – 12 Aug
Opening hours duing the festival, Mon - Fri 9am - 6pm, Sat 9.30
- 4pm, Sun 11 - 4pm
KINA NZ Design + Art Space, 101 Devon Street West, New Plymouth,
06 759 1201
www.kina.co.nz
Admission free
 Real TArt Gallery
Works: Isaac Peterson
June – July
Trees: Fern Parmentier
July
paintings: Jill White
July
The Real TArt Gallery is the envy of many arts communities throughout
the country. The community gallery maintains a lively exhibitions
programme for many Taranaki artists, regular art events and education
programmes in a refurbished warehouse building adjacent to the Puke
Ariki Museum and Library, and near the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery.
Mon - Fri, 10 - 5pm, Sat & Sun, 10 - 4pm
Real TArt Gallery, 19 Egmont St, New Plymouth, 06 769 5717
www.real.tart.co.nz
Admission free
 Percy Thomson Gallery
Main Gallery
Sharing Stories:
Curator Judy Turner
3 - 31 July
Textiles brought to NZ have arrived through a mixture of migration,
inheritance, commerce, chance, and the souvenir shopping of the great
NZ traveller each piece carrying its innate story.
Between them, the textiles in this exhibition represent thousands
of years of history, including the evolution of design and technique.
Some of the pieces are no longer made. Information will be provided
about each piece, its journey to NZ, its country of origin, cultural
significance and method of manufacture.
Community Gallery
Thirteen top NZ embroiderers have been invited to produce one
work exploring the theme ‘Celebration of the Stitch.’
Mon - Fri, 10.30am - 4pm, Sat & Sun, 10.30am -
3pm
Percy Thomson Gallery,Prospero Place, Stratford, 06 765 0917
www.percythomsongallery.org.nz
Admission free
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