in the off-season

although towards the end of last year I was beginning to suffer from art-fatigue

I'm definitely ready to start going to openings again, there is the chance to see new work, 

catching up with friends and the free alcohol doesn't hurt either.

in the meantime I've been sniffing around the city trying to find important moments.

isobel thom has some works at te uru in titirangi. you must go and enjoy the views, the staircases

and the yellow linoleum. also melbourne-based art historian jan bryant has written a catalogue essay.

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kathy barry and isobel thom

homeworld

6 december - 4 february

te uru

420 titirangi road.

rainbow warriors of light

amy howden-chapman has two exhibitions on in auckland at the moment.
'advice for our aerial ocean' is in the mezzanine at artspace.
it looks at the examples of areas of land and river that have become legal entities
as a possible example for the atmosphere or aerial ocean.
there is sound, images, architectural interventions and places to read.
and at te uru in titirangi is 'they say ten thousand years'
an exploration of political mobilisation and motivation
through the lens of the new zealand nuclear free and peace movement.
in a lovely new gallery howden-chapman has placed textile works in glass,
video and audio works and text to be read on large brown corduroy cushions.

this creating of a space to pause, reflect and read in the midst of a gallery
 is quite captivating.

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amy howden-chapman
'they say ten thousand years'
november 1 - december 3
te uru waitakere contemporary gallery
420 titirangi road, titirangi

'advice for our aerial ocean'
artspace mezzanine

image: taken from the periodic (hopefully they don't mind)