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    • Daniel von Sturmer, Production Still, Improbable Stack (found cardboard, sponge) and (plywood, foam tube, plastic case), 2013; courtesy of the artist and Anna Schwartz Gallery
    • Daniel von Sturmer, Production Still, Improbable Stack (found fragment, bottle cap) and (bottle, plastic bag), 2013; courtesy of the artist and Anna Schwartz Gallery
    • Daniel von Sturmer, Production Still, Improbable Stack (plastic bag, paper) & (found packaging tie, plastic), 2013; courtesy of the artist and Anna Schwartz Gallery
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Daniel von Sturmer (NZ/AU)

"Production Stills" 2013

 
"Production Stills" Courtenay Place Park Light Box Project, Wellington, NZ 6 December 2013 - 6 April 2014 Curator, Rob Garrett Daniel von Sturmer’s work uses various media to explore questions about the nature of perception, the embodiment of time and how context and framing shape the… Read more
    • NARRACJE 5 posters on ul. Świętojańska, Gdansk, 07-11-13; photo by Rob Garrett
    • Rob Garrett giving curator's tour; photo by Bogna Kociumbas
    • Narracje 5 poster (EN)
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Unearthing Delights

NARRACJE 2013, Gdansk, Poland

 
Unearthing Delights / Odkrywanie zachwyca Markets, Memories and Meetings / Targowiska, spotkania, wspomnienia 5th edition of NARRACJE – Installations and Interventions in Public Space 15-17 November 2013 Długie Ogrody / Long Gardens, Gdańsk, Poland Rob Garrett, Curator ORGANISER: Instytut Kultury Miejskiej / City Culture InstituteCO-ORGANISER:… Read more
    • Ines Tartler, Auto Garage 2009, Auckland; photo by Rob Garrett

Q&A on Public Art Policy

Expanded imaginations

 
What exactly is a public art policy? I think at its most simple, and if it is a city council public art policy, it will cover five key areas. It will describe what public art is, and hopefully express this in such a way that gives… Read more
    • Joanna Langford, The High Country 2012, commissioned by SCAPE Public Art; photo courtesy of the artist and SCAPE

Joanna Langford

The High Country: SCAPE project realised

 
Finally, after the disruption of the tragic earthquakes in Christchurch, Joanna Langford's public art project "The High Country" was realised: "The High Country" by Joanna Langford is an aerial utopian city installation that appears to be floating above its urban surroundings in central Christchurch. "The High… Read more
    • Neil Miller, Te tiaho o Matariki (the brightness of the Pleiades) 2011, Hamilton; photo by Rob Garrett
    • Kim Paton, Mind Map 2012, Anglesea wall, Hamilton; courtesy of Wintec Spark
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Public art plan

Hamilton, 2010-2020

 
Rob Garrett was commissioned by Hamilton City to develop a 10-year public art plan that would assist the City Council to prioritise decision making in respect to public art acquisition and investment for the city. While public art approaches, activities and objects can be understood as… Read more
    • Michael Thomas Hill, Forgotten Songs, 2011, Sydney, photo by Rob Garrett
    • Michael Thomas Hill, Forgotten Songs, 2011, Sydney, photo by Rob Garrett
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Forgotten Songs

Public art brings birdsong to life

 
"Forgotten Songs" (2011) is a beautiful public art installation by Michael Thomas Hill in Angel Place, Sydney City (just outside the City Recital Hall). The work is comprised of empty and open bird cages suspended above the lane; recorded birds' song; and the names of the… Read more
    • Francis Upritchard, Loafers 2012, Symonds Street, Auckland, photo by Rob Garrett
    • Francis Upritchard at the launch of Loafers, 2012, photo by Rob Garrett
    • Taarati Taiaroa, Stickup 2010, Micro Sites, photo Auckland Council
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Public art plan

Auckland's Learning Quarter

 
Francis Upritchard, "Loafers" Francis Upritchard's new artwork "Loafers" (2012) in Auckland is the latest public art work to be developed from the city's Learning Quarter public art strategy, part of Auckland Council's award-winning 30-year Learning Quarter Plan. London-based Francis Upritchard (Walters Prize 2006 and… Read more
 

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