•Based on
keywords from your practice, use the 2018-19 exhibition catalog of APT9 and
find 3 artists whose works interests you
•Name
•Media
•Themes of
their work
•How it relates
to you and your practice
CHEN ZHE
Born 1989 Beijing, China
Lives and works in Beijing, China
Chen Zhe’s finely realised photographic imagery draws on her deep and ongoing research to explore what she describes as ‘the ambiguous meeting point between visual representations and language’. Chen is best known for her controversial photo series and artist books, Bees(2010–12) and The Bearable (2007–10), which attracted worldwide attention for the artist’s unflinching documentation and contextualisation of self-harm. Since 2012, Chen has been engaged in a long-term investigation of visual and linguistic representations of dusk. Collecting postcards, notes, sketches and her own photographs, she has created an archive of psychological and emotional responses to the phenomenon of dusk, the nebulous space between day and night. Although very different in form from her investigation of self-harm, she continues to mine the psychological fissures between the visible and the spoken.
The photography element relates to my own practice and the varied
SAWANGWONGSE YAWNGHWE
Born 1971 Shan State, Myanmar
Lives and works in Chiang Mai, Thailand and Zuphen, the Netherlands
Sawangwongse Yawnghwe was born in Myanmar, a country fraught with longstanding patterns of military repression and domination, accompanied by grave abuse towards ethnic and religious minorities. His painting and installation practice often intertwines the personal and political, with reference to his family history as well as current and historical events in Myanmar. Yawnghwe’s grandfather, Sao Shwe Thaik, was Burma’s first president after the country gained independence from Britain in 1948. Shwe Thaik died in prison following the 1962 military coup by General Ne Win, and his family was driven into exile. This position as an outsider with no clear place or ‘voice’ gives Yawnghwe a unique perspective into the relationship between the larger power structures at play in Myanmar (including religion and commerce) and the impact that these have on individual lives. Family photographs and reports provide the basis for a pictorial language through which he explores events in the country, suggesting that existing and available archives cannot reveal a nation’s entire truth.
Auckland
Kura Gallery, 95A Customs Street West (Viaduct Basin – behind Portofino), Central Auckland 1010
Established in 1998 Kura has art spaces in Auckland and Wellington and represents both established and emerging Maori and New Zealand artists.
Driven by a passion for supporting the growth of Maori and New Zealand art and design. Kura showcases artworks unique to Aotearoa and exhibits an extensive range of original, quality Maori and New Zealand made art and design.
Kura features traditional and contemporary Maori carving, original artworks, innovative design, unique jewellery, furniture and genuine pounamu/greenstone.
Kura provides essential services which includes: gift wrapping, gift vouchers, a wedding gift registry and an international and national packaging and delivery service – we also provide artist profiles and artwork information.
This gallery doesn't fit with my practice as they cater to more Maori and Pacific
Gus Fisher Gallery
Nestled in the heart of Auckland city centre’s CBD, Gus Fisher Gallery is a contemporary arts centre that showcases local and international art through boldly curated shows. Housed in a 1934 Grade I listed heritage building that was formerly home to Radio 1YA and TVNZ, the gallery’s programme will reflect the pioneering spirit of its building’s history through a vibrant artistic programme that features contemporary art with a strength in artist’s film and video from 2019.
The gallery aims to create socially relevant exhibitions around pressing contemporary topics, showing work from a variety of well-known and emerging artists. Gus Fisher Gallery challenges the static ‘white cube’ gallery space with exhibitions that are fun, meaningful and appealing to a wide range of audiences in Tāmaki Makaurau and beyond.
Operating on the fourth floor of the Kenneth Myers Centre, heritage features such as a neo-Romanesque façade and Art Deco interiors enable a striking contrast to the contemporary art exhibitions, as well as opportunities for artists to create site-specific responses.
The gallery temporarily closed for essential refurbishments in late 2018, and re-opened on 5 April 2019 with a brand new exhibitions and events programme that extends beyond the gallery’s walls with a dynamic public programme for Auckland’s audiences.
Wellington
AVID, 48 Victoria Street, Wellington, New Zealand
Specialists in Jewellery and Ceramics
Not really suitable for my practice as it is more of a retail type gallery
Christchurch
The Central, 2 Worcester Boulevard, The Library Building, the Arts Centre, Christchurch, 8013
Located in the old Library in the Arts Centre, The Central offers a beautiful and welcoming space that brings people and art together. Our philosophy is to create an uplifting gallery experience, demystifying the journey, and elevating the art.
We show established contemporary New Zealand artists with a desirable body of work, whilst always keeping our experienced eye on aspiring artists of the future.
The Central connects artists and the community. We value enjoyment through learning and will educate, challenge and seek to bring art into everyday conversations.
In its renowned venue, The Library Building within the Arts Centre, The Central hosts exhibition openings, artist talks and art groups. We welcome everyone to view our ever-changing artist exhibitions as well the extensive stock racks that you are all welcome to pull out.
Stay a while, perhaps take a seat, relax and enjoy the experience of great art.
Dunedin
Page Blackie Gallery
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