NZ's biggest contemporary visual arts festival opens
Anri Sala
3-2-1 2011
Live performance featuring saxophone player responding to the film Long Sorrow (still)
Photo by Sylvain Deleu
Gus Fisher Gallery
5th Auckland Triennial Media release: Thursday 9 May, 2013
New Zealand’s biggest contemporary visual arts festival opens across Auckland
Tomorrow (10 May) Auckland’s art scene bursts to life for the opening of the 5th Auckland Triennial, New Zealand’s largest contemporary visual art festival.
The 5th Auckland Triennial features over 30 artists, artist collectives and architects from 15 countries and led by internationally acclaimed curator, Hou Hanru. This year’s theme If you were to live here… has seen contemporary artists reimagine Auckland, and the world, through artworks that surprise, challenge and inspire.
There’s something for everyone with activities for people of all ages including family days, live performance, talks and more. For the first time, entry is free and visitors can explore nine venues across Auckland including new venues Fresh Gallery Otara and Silo 6, Silo Park, alongside Auckland Art Gallery, Auckland Museum, Artspace, George Fraser Gallery, Gus Fisher Gallery, ST PAUL St and The Film Archive.
Auckland Art Gallery Acting Director Viv Beck says, ‘It’s fantastic to be able to bring this festival of contemporary art to Aucklanders and visitors for free. With nine venues across the region there are plenty of opportunities for people to explore.’
Over the last few months Auckland has been buzzing with events, such as the recent Auckland Arts Festival and the NZ International Comedy festival on now. With the 5th Auckland Triennial underway, we should be proud of yet another exciting, world class event in our city.’
Triennial highlights:
• What’s your idea of the ideal home?
Check out an international perspective and see Michael
Lin/Atelier Bow-Wow’s Model Home at Auckland Art
Gallery
• Find out what happens when you have expert
Chinese calligraphers Yangjiang Group take over the George
Fraser Gallery
• Look closely the next time you visit
Auckland Museum and you might see Peter Robinson’s If
you were to work here: the Mood in the Museum amongst
the exhibits
• Art isn’t only for your eyes. Next
time you’re at the waterfront check out Ryoji Ikeda’s
A [for 6 silos] sound installation at Silo
6
• What happens when you cross Kauri with karaoke? You
get Kauri-Oke at the Otara Markets on Saturdays for
free thanks to Makeshift and Fresh Gallery
Otara
• Immerse yourself at ST PAUL St Gallery in Ho
Tzu Nyen’s Cloud of Unknowing
• Experience the
sights and sounds of Janet Lilo's neighbourhood, recreated
at Artspace
• Jazz enthusiasts can enjoy saxophonist
André Vida performing 3-2-1 live alongside Anri
Sala’s A Long Sorrow video installation at the Gus
Fisher Gallery.
A new feature in this year’s Triennial is The Lab, a think-tank which features some of the world's most innovative and creative thinkers working on a series projects investigating how we might live here better. Projects include the rejuvenation of the Whau River in Avondale and an investigation of the kiwi 'quarter acre' dream. People can see The Lab in action at Auckland Art Gallery, take part in discussions and talks and watch each project evolve over time and contribute their own ideas.
The Auckland Triennial is New Zealand’s premier international contemporary art exhibition. Since its inception in 2000, it has worked with partners across the city to develop and present a lively and engaging contribution to the conversation about contemporary art and its relationship to the wider world.
The 5th Auckland Triennial is presented by Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki with Triennial Partner AUT University and exhibition partners Artspace, Auckland Museum, Fresh Gallery Otara, George Fraser Gallery, Gus Fisher Gallery, ST PAUL St Gallery, Waterfront Auckland’s Silo 6, Silo Park and The Film Archive.
The 5th Auckland Triennial will run from 10 May until 11 August 2013. Fresh Gallery Otara opens on 11 May, 2013. Artspace and the Film Archive end their Triennial presentations 13 July 2013. Silo 6, Silo Park ends its Triennial presentation on 14 July, 2013.
Entry is FREE
Michael Lin /Atelier Bow-Wow
RAM (workers’ house) 2012
steel, wood, insulation board, etc. 930X240X530cm
courtesy of Atelier Bow-Wow, the artist and Rock Bund Art Museum, Shanghai
Auckland Art Gallery
5th Auckland Triennial Exhibition Partners
Auckland Art Gallery
Toi o Tāmaki
Cnr Kitchener and Wellesley
Streets, Auckland Central
10am – 5pm daily
www.aucklandartgallery.com
Artspace and The Film Archive
Level
1, 300 Karangahape Road, Newtown
Tuesday - Friday 10am -
6pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
www.artspace.org.nz
Auckland
Museum
Auckland Domain
10am - 5pm daily
www.aucklandmuseum.com
Fresh
Gallery Otara
Shop 5, 46 Fairmall, Otara Town
Centre
Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm
Saturday 8am
– 2pm
www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
George Fraser Gallery
25a Princes St,
Auckland Central
Tuesday – Saturday 11am – 4pm
www.georgefraser.auckland.ac.nz
Gus Fisher Gallery
The Kenneth Myers
Centre
74 Shortland St, Auckland Central
Tuesday -
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 12pm - 4pm
www.gusfishergallery.auckland.ac.nz
ST PAUL St Gallery
Gallery One and
Two
Level 1, 40 St Paul Street, School of Art and Design,
AUT University
Tuesday - Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday
12pm - 4pm
www.stpaulst.aut.ac.nz
Silo 6,
Silo Park, Waterfront Auckland
Wynyard
Quarter
www.wynyard-quarter.co.nz
Founding
Partner
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o
Tāmaki
Auckland Triennial Partner
AUT
University
Major Supporters
Sue Fisher
Art Trust
Chartwell Trust
Auckland Contemporary Art
Trust
Creative New Zealand
Australian
Government/Australia Council for the Arts
Patrons of the
Triennial
Auckland Council
Angelica Mesiti
Citizens Band, 2012 (still)
four channel video installation; high definition video, 16:9, PAL, surround sound
duration: 21mins 25secs
Artspace
Artists/collectives
by venue
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki | |
Allora and Calzadilla | USA |
Yto Barrada | France/Morocco |
Claire Healy and Sean Cordeiro | Australia |
Abraham Cruzvillegas | Mexico |
Claire Fontaine | France |
Ho Tzu Nyen | Singapore |
Maddie Leach | New Zealand |
Michael Lin / Atelier Bow-Wow | Taiwan/Japan |
Local Time | New Zealand |
Angelica Mesiti | Australia |
Ou Ning | China |
Amie Siegel | USA |
Do Ho Suh | Korea |
Saffronn Te Ratana /Ngataiharuru Taepa / Hemi Macgregor, | New Zealand - Tuhoe/ Te Arawa, Te Ati Awa/ Ngāti Rakaipaaka, Ngati Kahungunu, Ngāi Tūhoe |
Luke Willis Thompson | New Zealand |
Zhou Tao | China |
Auckland Museum | |
Peter Robinson | New Zealand |
Amie Siegel | USA |
Artspace | |
Yto Barrada | France/Morocco |
Janet Lilo | New Zealand - Ngāpuhi, Samoan, Niuean |
Cinthia Marcelle | Brazil |
Angelica Mesiti | Australia |
Bruno Serralongue | France |
Fresh Gallery Otara | |
Keg de Souza | Australia |
Emory Douglas with Rigo 23 and Wayne Youle | USA/Portugal/NZ - Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Whakaeke, Pākehā |
mounir fatmi | France/Morocco |
Makeshift | Australia |
George Fraser Gallery | |
Yangjiang Group | China |
Gus Fisher Gallery | |
Claire Fontaine | France |
Tahi Moore | New Zealand |
Anri Sala | France |
ST PAUL St Gallery | |
Ho Tzu Nyen | Singapore |
Shaziah Sikander | Pakistan |
Silo 6, Silo Park | |
Ryoji Ikeda | Japan |
The Film Archive | |
Allan Sekula and Noël Burch | USA |