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Gill Gatfield (NZ)
Silhouette (2011) public artwork
Gill Gatfield (NZ), Silhouette, 2011; Smales Farm Station Public Art Award 2011
There is something for the eye, the hand and the head. [Gill Gatfield]
Gill Gatfield was jury-selected and commissioned to create “Silhouette” as the result of winning a public competition in 2010. The judging…
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Lightboxes brighten walk
Bledisloe walkway public art programme
Richard Orjis was commissioned to develop new work for the inaugural exhibition in the new public art Bledisloe Walkway Lightboxes and he created "Park," a set of five luxurious images for the walkway.
"Park" featured five photographs depicting an opulent fantasy world. One image showed jewel-encrusted…
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NZ Sculpture OnShore II
Sculpture Biennial 2010
NZ Sculpture OnShore is a biennial outdoor exhibition of the work of New Zealand artists across all genres and disciplines. Since its inception in 1995 the exhibition has become a major event on Auckland's North Shore and one of New Zealand’s largest outdoor sculpture exhibitions.
Rob…
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Paula Roush (UK)
Public art project, Auckland 2010
Paula Roush was invited by Rob Garrett to participate in Auckland City Council’s
Living Room 2010 public art programme. The overall curator of
Living Room 2010: A Week of Kindness was Pontus Kyander, the then former Manager Public Art.
Max Ernst's 1934 graphic novel
Une semaine… Read more
Ines Tartler (DE)
Auto Garage: The Golden Garage Service 2009
Auto Garage: The Golden Garage Service 2009 is a public art project by Ines Tartler (DE) which took place in Auckland, New Zealand in May 2009. Berlin-based Tartler presented the project with the aid of a team of Golden Garage Service Attendants especially recruited for the project.…
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Joanna Langford (NZ)
The Whisper Lands Art Fair project, 2009
Joanna Langford was invited to create a new installation –
The Whisper Lands – for the 2009 Auckland Art Fair because of her knack at creating sculptures with uplift: towering plastic clouds, improbably delicate ladders to nowhere, stilted houses, pink mountains, and candy and cookie castles.…
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