Christchurch Art Gallery Len Lye Works The Art of the Heist Observing Rituals In the Studio Bringing the Soul Te Puna o Waiwhetu Sally Blundell on the challenges Nick Spill tells the story of a Balamohan Shingade speaks Bridget Riley in conversation Rau Hoskins looks at the of realising new, larger and little-known heist from the with artist Kushana Bush. with Paul Moorhouse at the expression of Ngāi Tūāhuriri / Bulletin Issue no.188 louder works by Len Lye. Robert McDougall Art Gallery. artist’s studio. Ngāi Tahu cultural identity in Winter 2017 the Christchurch rebuild. Bulletin Issue no.188 2017 Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu B.188 Editor Other Contributors Contact Us Christchurch Art Gallery Foundation David Simpson Sally Blundell, Mark Braunias, Ben Cauchi, We welcome your feedback and Stephen Furlonger, Murray Horton, suggestions for future articles. 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Rosie and Nick Davidson Fiona Timms and Richard Laing Foundation Partner Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu Strategic Partners Media Partners Product Partners Bulletin Winter 2017 Art Makes Me Fly Take yourself on a flight of fancy with Wayne Youle’s latest exhibition Look Mum No Hands. Be in to win flights and accomodation for you and three mates to Singapore, thanks to Christchurch Art Gallery’s product partner, Singapore Airlines. To enter, take your photo in our selfie booth (located in the NZI Foyer), select your favourite Wayne Youle designed filter, enter a few details and boom! You’re in the draw. #artmakesmefly Promotion runs until 31 July 2017. Terms and conditions apply. Issue no.188 3 B188. Art Makes 4 Director’s Foreword 56 Postcard From... Me Fly A few words from director Jenny Harper. Ben Cauchi in Berlin. 6 Len Lye Works 58 Exhibition and Take yourself on a flight Sally Blundell on the challenges of realising Events Programme of fancy with Wayne Youle’s new, larger and louder works by Len Lye. What’s on at the Gallery this quarter. latest exhibition Look Mum 12 The Art of the Heist Nick Spill tells the story of a little- No Hands. Be in to win flights known heist from the Robert McDougall and accomodation for you Art Gallery. and three mates to Singapore, 18 Observing Rituals Balamohan Shingade speaks with artist thanks to Christchurch Art Kushana Bush. Gallery’s product partner, 26 In the Studio Singapore Airlines. Bridget Riley in conversation with Paul Moorhouse at the artist’s studio. To enter, take your photo in our selfie booth (located in the NZI Foyer), select 34 Bringing the Soul Rau Hoskins looks at the expression of your favourite Wayne Youle designed Cover: Kushana Bush Other People (detail) Ngāi Tūāhuriri / Ngāi Tahu cultural identity 2016. Gouache and pencil on paper. Private filter, enter a few details and boom! in the Christchurch rebuild. collection, Wellington You’re in the draw. 42 Sideslip Previous spread: Shannon Te Ao Untitled (malady) (installation view) 2016. Peter Vangioni talks to artist Stephen HD video, single-channel, 13:16min, colour. Furlonger about Carl Sydow and London Courtesy of the artist and Robert Heald during the heady days of the mid 1960s. Gallery, Wellington 50 My Favourite Murray Horton makes his choice. 53 Pagework no.33 PLEASE NOTE: The opinions put forward in this magazine are not necessarily those of Mark Braunias Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu. All images reproduced courtesy of the artist #artmakesmefly or copyright holder unless otherwise stated. Promotion runs until 31 July 2017. Terms and conditions apply. 4 Bulletin Winter 2017 Director’s Foreword JENNY HARPER May 2017 Sometimes I feel inordinately proud of this gallery and In short, we are delighted to be open again and especially of my colleagues. I wonder if it’s unreasonable optimistic about the future. How many other public or otherwise questionable. However, as I write, I don’t buildings can offer an artist-rendered experience in all think so. of their public lifts or such a brightly-painted car park At a memorable supporters’ evening in April we beneath? We love offering suggestions for what to look brought our level two TOGETHER partners behind the at, even if time is limited. We love thinking through scenes where most of us work: to the loading bay and the future programme; about what we’re charged with collection handling; to the photography studio, the collecting as the main gallery in this part of the world, library and our education suite. Not to mention the and about how best to stretch out and embrace the workshop where the best crates in this part of the world wider world of art. are made! We recognise our visitor numbers are not yet at as Throughout the visit our staff demonstrated amazing as they were pre-earthquake, and look forward professional enthusiasm and communicated a palpable to when they bounce back—as they will in due course. sense of collective expertise—as well as a real love of We know that a range of local people remain reluctant working here. As we looked through the storerooms to face the central city and negotiate streets which are connections were made between early donors and more taking forever to repair and redesign. To an extent we’ve recent donors; there were happy people all around. It become used to living locally. was a Foundation event organised by Brown Bread However, a vibrant inner-city for Christchurch is on and went very smoothly. The next morning we were its way—and the Gallery is a central pivot for this. It has delighted to receive this email from a supporter who taken time to get the Design Store and car park opened; joined us: ‘ just a quick thank you for last night. Nice they are now, and we promise the café will also be open to be able to feel like a kid in a lolly shop, big smiles before too long. all round.’ We’re also excited as we approach the on-site As we approach the end of the financial year, I’ve painting and public unveiling of the fourth significant been reflecting on the fact we’re been reopened a mere work to mark our five years of closure, Cosmos by year and five months (six by the time you read this). renowned English artist Bridget Riley. It will be Exhibitions, always well-designed and displayed, have accompanied by an exhibition featuring a number of turned over amazingly smoothly. As I write this, we’ve works which she is lending Christchurch as a ‘welcome’ welcomed more than 470,000 visitors. They report for the painting. In the lead up to this, we feature a that their experience was ‘mind-blowing’; that they’ve new interview with the artist, who talks with Paul stayed a good while; that they’ve seen more than Moorhouse, senior curator at the National Portrait they anticipated. Gallery, London. Moorhouse visited Riley in her East Issue no.188 5 London studio earlier this year, and discussed the instalment in our Pagework series. development of her new work for Christchurch. In conclusion, there are three noteworthy matters And prior to the installation of Len Lye: Stopped I’d like to draw your attention to. Firstly, Christchurch Short By Wonder in August, Sally Blundell investigates Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu has relationships with the University of Canterbury’s relationship with the various professional organisations, including the Art Len Lye Foundation and the development of a ten-metre Association of Australia and New Zealand, which had version of Lye’s Blade from the early 1970s.