Exhibitions and Events for July 2004

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki Exhibitions and Events for July 2004

Main Gallery Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki Open 10 – 5 pm daily Phone 307 7700

Golden – Celebrating 50 Years of the Friends of the Gallery Founded in December 1954 the Friends of the Auckland Art Gallery have supported and encouraged the acquisition of works of art for the collection from their inception. John Bratby’s Window was their first gift in 1958 and since then the Friends have generously presented 65 works to the Gallery. The gifts range from oil paintings to watercolours, sculptures to large-scale installations. Golden gathers together highlights of these gifts which includes many icons of New Zealand art such as works by Colin McCahon’s, Frances Hodgkins, and Pat Hanly, to name just a few. The centrepiece of the exhibition is the Friends’ fiftieth anniversary gift to the Gallery, Rita Angus’ renowned masterpiece AD 1968, which will be revealed to the public for the first time when Golden opens on 26 June. Until 24 October Free Entry

Shane Cotton Survey 1993-2003 An exhibition of works by this celebrated New Zealand artist, exploring issues of biculturalism from his early works drawing on late 19th century Mâori Folk Art and including a massive suite of new paintings - surprising and compelling as anything Cotton has done. Until 8 August Admission Charge

A Tale to Tell: Narrative Paintings from the Collection Long after Victorian art went out of fashion in England it remained popular in the colonies. This exhibition displays the Gallery’s rich holdings of Victorian art. Free entry Until 14 November

Self and Other: The Expressionist Spirit in New Zealand Art A rich evocation of local Expressionism in the 1970s and 1980s, looking at the work of some of the Expressionist icons in New Zealand painting, sculpture and drawing. This exhibition draws on the Gallery and Chartwell collections. Until 17 October Free entry

Framing the Past A permanent exhibition from the Gallery's collection of historic European paintings from the 16th to 20th century. Free entry.

New Gallery Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki Open 10 – 5 pm daily Phone 307 7700 Adults $7 Concession $5 Children under 12 free

Max Gimblett: The Brush of All Things The first public survey in New Zealand of ex-patriot artist Max Gimblett's work. The exhibition spans over 25 years of work illustrating the breadth, innovation and diversity of his practice. 19 June - 29 August Admission Charge

Everyday Minimal An exhibition that addresses works, principally from the collection, that draw on a minimalist aesthetic, but complicate it with everyday references. 19 June - 29 August Free Entry

For further information visit our website: www.aucklandartgallery.govt.nz

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