Exhibitions
Writing
Nature at its Queerest
By Ulrike Gerhardt
20.05.2017
Ulrike Gerhardt reponds to Berlin-based New Zealand artist Alicia Frankovich's first major solo show in Germany, OUTSIDE BEFORE BEYOND at Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen, Düsseldorf.
Writing
Urges of Imperialism Unravelled
By Rhana Devenport
01.05.2017
Rhana Devenport, Curator of the New Zealand Pavilion at the 2017 Venice Biennale, sets the context for Emissaries, Lisa Reihana's exhibition representing Aotearoa New Zealand at the 57th Biennale di Venezia.
Writing
Preparing the Ground
By Chloe Barker
22.04.2017
Arts Programme Coordinator at Tyneside Cinema Chloe Barker reflects on New Zealand artist Cat Auburn's new moving image work Preparing the Ground (2017) and first solo exhibition in the UK, at Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Writing
A New Commonwealth Internationalism
By Aaron Lister, Damian Skinner
01.03.2017
Writer and curator Aaron Lister talks to art historian Damien Skinner about the 'New Commonwealth Internationalism', a moment of post-WWII postcolonial internationalism in the British art scene, and its influence on British and New Zealand art history.
Writing
Passing Torches
By Barbara Sirieix, Caterina Riva
08.12.2016
A conversation between writers and curators Barbara Sirieix and Caterina Riva, reflecting on their practices and time spent in Aotearoa at The Physics Room in Christchurch and Artspace New Zealand in Auckland, and their work exhibiting Aotearoa artists Tahi Moore, Alicia Frankovich and William Hsu.
Writing
This Model World, Travels to the Edge of Contemporary Art
By Will Gresson
08.12.2016
Will Gresson reviews the book This Model World, Travels to the Edge of Contemporary Art, by Anthony Byrt, published in 2016.
Writing
Singing with the Bees
By Pauline Autet
08.12.2016
HUM's Editor Pauline Autet reviews Anne Noble's exhibition Abeille, presented at the Abbaye de Noirlac in France from June to November 2016.
Calendar
Lang Ea, B#Side the River Festival
11 June —
31 July 2022
Various locations around Isontino and Bassa Friulana, Italy
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Simon Denny, something new, something old, something desired
18 February 2022 —
18 February 2024
Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany
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Yona Lee, Open Studios 2022
24 June —
26 June 2022
Jan van Eyck Academie, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Amanda Newall, Habeo
06 June —
30 June 2022
Kl. 9, Stockholm, Sweden
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Virginia Leonard, Exposed Material
17 March —
30 March 2022
Side Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
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Billy Apple®, Rainbows 1965
18 May —
27 July 2022
Mayor Gallery, London, United Kingdom
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Susan Te Kahurangi King and Jess Johnson, Axotol Tank
25 March —
22 April 2022
Jack Hanley Gallery, New York, USA
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Denise Batchelor, EXPERIMENT 120 for Border Crossing
02 March —
30 May 2022
Amondo Kino, Warsaw, Poland (and at Medyka border and in Przemyś)
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Iain Cheesman, Think Objects Think
10 May —
16 June 2022
Nomadic Art Gallery, Online
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Kim Pieters, Is the sky blue
30 April —
11 June 2022
Nomadic Art Gallery, Online
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Luana Asiata, Luanascape
29 April —
22 May 2022
Unlimited Design Shop, Brighton, UK
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Mizuho Nishioka in Personal Structures
23 April —
27 November 2022
Palazzo Mora, Venice, Italy
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Len Lye, Surrealism Beyond Borders
24 February —
29 August 2022
Tate Modern, London, United Kingdom
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Len Lye, KINETISMUS: 100 Years of Electricity in Art
22 February —
20 June 2022
Kunsthalle Praha, Prague, Czech Republic
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Len Lye, The World of Music Video
22 January —
16 October 2022
Völklinger Hütte World Cultural Heritage Site, Völklingen, Germany
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Mahiriki Tangaroa in Personal Structures
23 April —
27 November 2022
Palazzo Bembo, Venice, Italy
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Kate Newby, Try doing anything without it
22 April —
21 May 2022
Galerie Art: Concept, Paris, France
Project
HUM live from the Venice Biennale
Updates from the vernissage
Since 2017, the Contemporary HUM team has attended every vernissage of La Biennale di Venezia in Italy. Each time, we bring you live coverage during the opening week, not only from the official New Zealand pavilion, but also from other events featuring artists from Aotearoa. In addition to posting daily blog entries, videos and images, we also publish exclusive interviews with some of the New Zealand artists and arts practitioners involved in putting together this major international event.
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Rosanna Raymond and Jamie Waititi, SaVĀge K’Lub presents Vā TAMATEA
28 April —
29 October 2022
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Yuki Kihara, Paradise Camp
23 April —
27 November 2022
New Zealand pavilion at the 59th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, Arsenale, Venice, Italy
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Stephen Whittaker, A Moment
08 April —
17 April 2022
The Tesoro Collection, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Jess Johnson, Core Dump
25 March —
23 April 2022
Jack Hanley Gallery, New York, USA
