Art Fairs
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Replika Publishing, Flyleaf Book & Zine Festival
24 October —
27 October 2024
various venues in Berlin, Germany
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Kezia Barnett, PIVOTAL: Digitalism
26 September —
29 September 2024
Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
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Luke Willis Thompson, Mouvement des Malades
07 September —
15 September 2024
Wilhelm Hallen, Berlin, Germany
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Yuki Kihara, Art Basel Conversation
12.30PM — 1.30PM
30 March 2024
Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
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Janine Randerson, Rachel Shearer, Ron Bull & Stefan Marks, 28° North and Parallel Weathers
31 January —
12 March 2024
KHŌJ, New Delhi, India
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Richard Lewer, NGV Triennial
03 December 2023 —
07 April 2024
NGV International, Melbourne, Australia
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Claudia Kogachi and Susan Te Kahurangi King, Tokyo Gendai
06 July —
09 July 2023
Pacifico Yokohama, Tokyo, Japan
Writing
Rocks on Wheels and Flying Shoes
By Rosemary Forde
28.03.2023
Curator Rosemary Forde explores the art-historical and civic context in which artist Mike Hewson’s recent public playground in Naarm Melbourne, Rocks on Wheels, has landed.
Project
HUM stands for NZ at Venice
Special feature
In light of the review of Aotearoa New Zealand’s ‘official’ presence at the Venice Biennale, HUM invited New Zealanders on- and off-shore who have visited or been involved in ‘New Zealand at Venice’ projects—as artists, pavilion attendants, exhibition installers or designers—to reflect on how involvement in (or experience of) our previous national pavilions have influenced their own careers, and the international profile of contemporary art from Aotearoa.
Writing
Aotearoa Reviews its Official Participation in the Venice Biennale
By Anna Brown, Bruce Barber, Heather Galbraith, Hutch Wilco, James Goggin, Jennifer Flay, Jhana Millers, Julia Holderness, Laura Preston, Michael Stevenson, Ron Hanson, Sophie Thorn, Tessa Giblin, Tessa Laird
26.09.2022
In light of the current review of Aotearoa New Zealand’s ‘official’ presence at the Venice Biennale, HUM invited responses from New Zealanders on- and off-shore who have visited or been involved in ‘New Zealand at Venice’ projects, as artists, pavilion attendants, exhibition installers or designers, to enable insights into how involvement in (or experience of) our previous national pavilions have influenced people’s own careers, and the profile of contemporary art from Aotearoa.
Writing
Meandering Gestures, Infiltrating Language
By Imaad Majeed
08.09.2022
Artist, curator and writer Imaad Majeed talks with Aotearoa artist Areez Katki about his participation in Language is Migrant, the latest edition of the international arts festival Colomboscope, in Sri Lanka, and about using embroidery and textiles to explore ideas of displacement, trajectories of violence, and the colonial legacy of his own Parsi heritage.
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Fiona Connor, Felix Los Angeles 2021
29 July —
01 August 2021
Cheateau Shatto, Los Angeles, USA
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Stella Corkery, Brendan McGorry, Billy Apple, Fiona Connor, Fiona Pardington, Gordon Walters, Gretchen Albrecht, Kāryn Taylor, Kate Newby, Natasha Wright, Robert Jahnke and Ronnie van Hout at Explore Sydney Contemporary
11 November —
21 November 2021
Sydney Contemporary, Sydney, Australia
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Vivian Lynn at Frieze London
13 October —
17 October 2021
Frieze Art Week, London, United Kingdom
Writing
Directions in Art Publishing during Covid-19
By Freya Copeland
10.09.2021
Reflecting on the disruptions of the Covid-19 pandemic in the world of independent book publishing, artist, curator and co-founder of Berlin-based Replika Publishing, Freya Copeland writes on the history of artists’ books and the role of independent publishing. She considers the lessons the industry can learn after a year and a half without art book fairs—usually an essential opportunity for publishers to meet collaborators, distributors and other publishers, and how the world of art book publishing might evolve going forward.
Writing
Taiwan-New Zealand Dialogue
By Catherine George, Catherine Lee, Isis Mingli Lee, Ron Hanson, Wan-Jung Wei
22.12.2020
A panel discussion exploring new ways of making art and connecting with audiences amid Covid-19 in New Zealand and Taiwan. Held on October 24 2020 and organised by the Taiwan Cultural Policy Research Association, as part of the Tua-Tiu-Tiann International Festival of Arts (TTTIFA).
Writing
Valuing the Handmade
By Kim Paton
09.05.2018
Munich Jewellery Week is one of the oldest and most prestigious contemporary jewellery exhibitions in the world; this year, Renee Pearson became the first New Zealander to win the Talente Prize at the fair. Objectspace's Director Kim Paton walks us through the exhibition and explores Pearson's win within the landscape of funding cuts and dwindling education opportunities for makers in New Zealand.
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An interview with Martin Basher
By André Hemer
16.03.2018
A conversation between two offshore New Zealand artists: Vienna-based André Hemer and New York-based Martin Basher. Their chat touches on producing art in Trump-era US, display-based practice, Basher’s doctorate, and living in NYC as a New Zealander.
Writing
An interview with Jennifer Flay, Director of FIAC
By Pauline Autet
18.03.2017
In this two-part interview, HUM's Editor Pauline Autet speaks with Jennifer Flay, Director of FIAC in Paris. In Part 2 we look back at Flay's departure from New Zealand 36 years ago and her initial years in France, before she became involved with FIAC. We ask how she was introduced to the gallery world, and about operating her own gallery in Paris, from 1991 to 2003.
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An interview with Jennifer Flay, Director of FIAC
By Pauline Autet
30.01.2017
In this two-part interview, HUM's Editor Pauline Autet speaks to New Zealand-born Jennifer Flay, Director of FIAC in Paris. Part 1 looks at the role Flay played in the revival of FIAC since taking the helm 13 years ago and her early ambitions for the fair, through to the prestigious place it occupies in the French capital today.