It’s getting colder, which means it’s time to lean into the warmth of the arts. This month Auckland’s cultural calendar is radiating with soul warming experiences. Some of our favourites are:
Katherine Throne, The Gathering. Courtesy of Sanderson ContemporaryIn The Garden
15 June–11 July
Sanderson Contemporary
In The Garden, at Sanderson Contemporary, presents the thickly textured garden blooms of Katherine Throne. This new suite of works focuses on gardens near the artist’s home.
“Large canvases of rambling gardens express an undeniable sense of optimism and freedom. Painted in thick layers of oil paint, cascading roses and tangles of wildflowers seemingly burst off the canvas and into the viewer’s space” – Sanderson Contemporary
“Flowers seem to be such a wonderful metaphor for the human spirit – the loud and gregarious say take me as I am, while the shady and quiet are just as happy going about their business. They are what they are and they don’t give a damn what anyone else thinks, yet they exist and thrive as a supportive community. We can learn a lot from them.” – Katherine Throne, artist
For Katherine, painting the flower is celebrating and championing all that’s feminine – the beautiful, the emotive and our connection with the earth. sanderson.co.nz
They covered the house in stories
On until 22 August
Te Tuhi
They covered the house in stories is on at Te Tuhi. Curated by Amy Weng the exhibition features the work by artists; Bridget Reweti, Eleanor Cooper, George Watson and Xin Cheng.
This exhibition explores notions of land and place through the ecological and literary imagination.
Featuring newly commissioned works by Xin Cheng, Eleanor Cooper, Bridget Reweti and George Watson, the show embraces narrative multiplicity, examining sites of occupation to reveal the interdependence of Tāmaki’s waterway ecosystems and the lingering gaze of colonialism upon the landscape in Aotearoa and beyond. tetuhi.art
Shahriar Asdollah-Zadeh, Pale Blue Dot. Courtesy of Trish Clark GalleryLight Dot Colour
On until 26 June
Trish Clark Gallery
Light Dot Colour, on at Trish Clark Gallery presents the work of Shahriar Asdollah-Zadeh, a new artist to the gallery’s stable. Asdollah-Zadeh’s work addresses concepts of the human condition and interrogates hybrid and diasporic identities and humanity’s migrations.
His current research is focused on dichotomies of place/displacement, diaspora/migration, borders/liminality, experience/memory and the intersections between our collective environments and the transmission of knowledge. trishclark.co.nz
Time Drag
On until 3 July
Anna Miles Gallery
Time Drag, at Anna Miles Gallery features the work of Edith Amituanai, Allan McDonald, Haru Sameshima and Solomon Mortimer. Curated by Allan McDonald this group show is sure to impress. Photographer Solomon Mortimer will be presenting The Complete Interrogations of the Suited Figure – a fantastic photographic series in nine parts – all images of mens’ hands photographed on Shortland St, Auckland. Très cool. annamilesgallery.com
Jeweller Mutation. From Wrought Material. Courtesy of Monster ValleyWrought Material
3–5 June
Monster Valley
Wrought Material, a group show at Monster Valley. If you’ve been looking for a fresh collection of avant-garde artists to discover, then lock this in your diary. Wrought Material celebrates the intersections of underground music and visual art from Aotearoa and abroad. Featuring 33 artists in total, with 30% of proceeds donated to Shakti Youth, there’s something for everyone. monstervalley.co.nz
The Colour Before Colour
3–22 June
Föenander Gallery
The Colour Before Colour, an exhibition of new work by Andrea Bolima is on at Föenander Gallery.
Inspired from memory and the natural world, Bolima’s paintings stylistically reside between abstraction and representation, through her work she creates space for sensation. The artist uses colour and form to trigger memories of unspecific moments and places. What will they evoke within you? foenandergalleries.co.nz
