42 Quite literally
“ …undoubtedly one of the worst exhibitions of contemporary art staged in the past decade.” Andrew Russeth reviews Damien Hirst’s 2017 Venice Biennale show Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable. Described as the ‘most talked-about art show on earth,’ it has received mixed reviews from visitors and critics alike. Artnews international, 5 August 2017
“...the gallery’s decline in budget has made it impossible to produce an exhibition programme of substance...”
“Hey, I’m not going to live for another 50 years, this is an absolute given…”
Arts patron Dame Jenny Gibbs on the financial crisis facing Auckland Art Gallery. Cuts in the gallery’s operating budget could see them closing the doors for up to two days a week.
Nelson Art collector and patron of Suter Art Gallery Sally Hunt, on selling 123 paintings from her collection. The collection included works by Neil Dawson, Toss Woollaston and Max Gimblett as well as Jane Evans, of which she owned 80 works. The auction, which was held in November at the International Art Centre, had Toss Woollaston’s Tasman Bay selling for $110,000.
NZ Herald, 8 November 2017
Nelson Mail, 4 November 2017
“He’s lived with pigs for eight days, cooked himself in an oven in front of a princess and become a human couch.” Journalist Sanele Chadwick describes Tongan-born artist Kalisolaite ‘Uhila who has won this year’s Contemporary Pacific Artist Award. ‘Uhila uses performance to experience and document situations including homelessness, poverty and isolation, with a particular interest in the Pacific Island community. Newshub.co.nz, 1 November 2017