Dismemberment, Site 1 (2009) Anish Kapoor, Gibbs Farm, Auckland. Copyright The Artist and Gibbs Farm.
Art offers another perspective on New Zealand and the people who live here. Across the country, guests can spend time with painters, sculptors, photographers and makers whose work reflects both contemporary New Zealand and the places that inspire it.
Experiences may include private gallery visits, sculpture parks, artist studios and private collections. What distinguishes many of these encounters is the opportunity to meet private collectors, gallery owners, and the artists themselves.
New Zealand's art community remains accessible, allowing guests to engage directly with the people behind the work and gain a deeper understanding of their practice.
Wastelands (2024) Brett Graham. Collection of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. Created for the 60th Venice Biennale. Copyright The Artist. Represented by Gow Langsford Gallery, Auckland.
Cass (1936) Rita Anges (1908-1970). Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū. Copyright The Estate of Rita Anges.
The Fall of Icarus (After Bruegel) (1995), Bill Hammond (1947-2021). Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery.
Te Puna o Waiwhetū. Copyright The Estate of Bill Hammond.
Takaka: Night Day (1958), Colin McCahon (1919-1987). Collection of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki. Copyright The Colin McCahon Research and Publication Trust.
Rocks with Mountain (1968), Michael Smither. Collection of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. Copyright The Artist and ARTIS Gallery. Represented by ARTIS Gallery, Auckland.
Yellow and Black Landscape (1962) Colin McCahon(1919-1987), Northland paintings. Collection of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. Copyright The Colin McCahon Research and Publication Trust.
Whātonga (2022) Shane Cotton. Copyright The Artist and Gow Langsford Gallery.
Represented by Gow Langsford Gallery, Auckland.
A60927 (2019) Fiona Pardington. The Wellcome Collection | Science Museum Group. Copyright The Artist and Starkwhite Gallery. Represented by Starkwhite Gallery, Auckland/Queenstown.
He Kōrero Pūrākau mo te Awanui o Te Motu: Story of a New Zealand river (2011), Michael Parekowhai. Original Steinway grand piano (Model D), brass, added timber, cast and flat bar steel, resin, ivory, ebony, mother of pearl, paua and lacquer. Copyright The Artist. Collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Represented by Michael Lett Gallery, Auckland.
For those with an interest in art, these experiences provide insight into New Zealand's culture, creativity and sense of place through the work of artists whose lives and practices are shaped by it.
