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Artbank is a weekly arts magazine show run as a collective by artists and writers active in the Auckland arts community and beyond. We are independent of any art institutions, galleries or funding bodies. We therefore aim to provide a unique and engaged perspective with a view to giving our audience access to a few of the multiple voices of the arts communities in Aotearoa.
Hi all! This week we talked to Jem Noble out at Te Tuhi Centre for the Arts, where his exhibition Dream Dialects is on right now. We also had Dan Nash in studio to talk about his recent works at RM Gallery (QwhatdoesabordercolleyeatAluckilyfinepowder) and Artspace - as part of the exhibition "Potentially Yours, The Coming Community." Plus great tunes, and an acknowledgment of Marti Friedlander's passing on the 14th of November.
Edith Amituanai was in studio, talking about her latest exhibition, a series of photographs displayed on billboards and bus shelters in Henderson and Avondale. The opening involved a train journey from Henderson to All Goods Gallery in Avondale, with musicians playing in the carriage. We also talked to Rose Theunissen about her abstracted landsacpe paintings on display at North Art Gallery, in Northcote
Hi. This week we had Balamohan Shingade in studio, talking about Isobel Thom's latest show, titled "ILK", at Malcolm Smith Gallery. It incorporates her visions for a new studio, something Balamohan suggests might be a "complete artwork". Tom also talks to Callum Devlin, part of "Meanwhile Gallery", one the new artist run spaces that have popped up in Wellington recently. Tunes by Lonnie Donegan, Pulp, Diana Tribute and Womb. Plus the latest listings of art shows.
Artbank presents BLOODBANK!! It is our inaugural, freaky as, Halloween show, and its brimming with scary content. Featuring ghost stories from pals of the show Bridget Riggir, Robin Murphy, and one from host Theo. Plus some super haunting readings by Brittany French and Owen Connors. Tom wrangles an exclusive interview with the Grim Reaper, and they discuss the history of the "Danse Macabre" motif in art and music. Plus heaps of scary music. ARRRRGHHHHHH!!
This week we had Charlotte Drayton in studio, talking about her latest architectural intervention - a series of arches as part of the New Perspectives show at Artspace. They are reminiscent of a certain era of faux-Mediterranean architecture that popped up in New Zealand a fair few decades ago, architecture that is now quite damp. Also, Theo interviewed Levi Brinsdon-Hall who is learning about perma-cultural farming in Eastern Europe. Tunes by Elton John, Louis Armstrong and Bjork.
Hi. This week we talked to Faith Wilson, whose 'Open Letter to Simon Denny', caused a stir at the recent 'New Perspectives' Show at Artspace. She breaks down some of the thoughts she had in putting together this multifaceted work, which questioned/criticised the show's curator, and the [art]world he represents. We also replayed Celeste Oram's mini-documentary on the early NZ radio composer/sonic genius Vera Wyse Munro. Plus a glass-artist called up the studio from ponsonby central, and told us about a new, slightly charitable platform for selling art!
This week the all-wahine tattoo crew Karanga Ink was in studio. Pip Hartley and Tyla Vaeau Ta'ufo'ou discussed the traditional tā moko and tatau influences, and contemporary ones, that go into their designs. Karanga Ink also hosts Ki gallery, a space for Maori and Pacific art as well as indigenous art from around the world. Tom also talked to Emma Jameson, assistant curator at the Auckland City Art Gallery. Her new exhibition of Frederich Leightons illustrations of George Eliot's writing Is now on. Such Illustrations have traditionally been viewed and treated as “craft” as opposed to art objects in their own right – an issue much debated in the 19th century with the rise in popularity of illustrations.
Malo everyone. It was a show of two halves today. Theo spoke to Ivan Mršić, the interdisciplinary artist, percussionist, composer and improviser. His Kakokarangaphonia Orchestra open for anyone to participate in, and will meet and play together for the first time from 12pm - 1pm, 15 October 2016. It is part of the "Share/Cheat/Unite" show on at Te Tuhi right now. In the second half of the show Tom talked to Vaimaila Urale about life, death, ASCII art, and traditional Samoan craft; all things that have shaped her work. Her show "Embed", at Sanderson Gallery kicks off on the 11th of October as part of Art Week.
Hi everyone. For the 25th of September show, we had Anthony Byrt in studio talking about his new book "This Model World: Travels to the Edge of Contemporary Art." The book is a personal account of his interactions with artists and experiences as an art critic, largely focusing on giving new insights in to the practices of well-known New Zealand artists. He shared some good anecdotes from studio visits to artists around the country. We quizzed him a bit about the choice of artists that he included. Also on the show, we talked about the sad passing of the Inuit artist Annie Pootoogook, who died earlier in the week. Her life and art was laced with creativity and despair, and highlighted the uneasy relationship between indigenous communities and the global art world.
What's up Artbankers?! Last week we wrangled quick interview with Seagar's Walters Prize winner Ayesha Green. Theo also talked to Laura Williams, and they discussed her painting practice and life. Tom talked to Steven Park about observing the world of fashion in Paris and about crafting his own garments under the 6x4 label. We also presented the latest art news and gave the weekly listing of shows.
Hi all! This week we talked to some of the group involved with the Te Tuhi show "Share/Cheat/Unite," including Bruce E. Phillips, Mark Harvey, and Darcell Apelu. Later in the show our roving reporter Tom interviewed Christchurch-based artist Ana Iti, discussing her work at North Projects ("Is the past a foreign country?") and CoCA ("Contemporary Christchurch"). Plus art news and our top three (artist) dinner party guests!
Hi all, big show this week. We had Paloma Ozier in studio, talking about her latest piece of writing, entitled "Arts, Excess and Excrement: Revaluing Thought as Waste." She talked about different understandings of the functions of universities, academy and thought. Theo interviewed Louisa Afoa about "Off Stage 7", the Tautai show on now at Artspace. We also played a track by Puce Mary, the Berlin-based noise artist who played at Audio Foundation last night. Also, the latest painting gossip, the fresh shows opening this week, and a couple of good tunes.
Tena koutou, hope you are well. This week Tom interviewed Hannah Watkinson who runs In Situ, New Zealand's only public art space dedicated to photography. She talks about how and why she set up the space, and some of her favourite work shown at In Situ so far. We also talked to Tariq Habibyar, an academic from Christchurch, talking about his memories and understanding of art in Afghanistan, and life in general in that country. Also, we kicked off the show with a blast of Slayer's 'Raining Blood', a nod to Cushla Donaldson's protest work 'Contamination', which uses this heavy metal song to address the toxicity of the Tamaki Estuary. And the latest art opening guide thrown in there too!
Hi all, here is the podcast for the 7th of August - a cool show in which we had two guests in studio - Bella Horlor and Dan Sanders. Bella read two pieces from her latest book and talked about her art and writing practice, motherhood and life in general. Dan chatted about his one-night show called “it’s a shame really”, which was part of the latest first Thursdays, as well as the history, future and mythology that shapes Karangahape Road.
Hi, here is the podcast for the 24th of July. First of all there was a little obituary to Alan Vega, a musician and artist. Then, Theo reviewed Laurie Anderson’s “Heart of a Dog” which screened at the NZ International Film Festival. Jaimee talked to Bronte Perry and Sorawit Songsataya about their show “a bone, a flesh, a daddy’s nest”, at RM gallery. Then Cushla did a live chat with Theo about all things Zinefest. Yeow!
Kia ora Artbankers, corker of a show last week. Magdalena Holt and Emmanuel Sarmiento were in the studio to talk about their show "the heart is deceitful above all things" which is on site at Window Gallery. As always, that gallery has an online exhibition on at the same time, and Theo talked to Casey Carsel about her show "cry, without words". Tom talked to Walters Prize nominee Nathan Pohio about his work "Raise the anchor, unfurl the sails, set course to the centre of an ever setting sun!". We also discuss the era in which art, architecture, writing and design were a part of the summer olympics.
This week Auckland artist Hannah Berry talked to Theo about her Projectspace show called Shadow Volume. Then the zine maker and My Chemical Romance aficionado Ash Spittal came into studio to chat about his latest work. Plus all the latest art openings and news! Yay.
Sam Hamilton drops in this week to talk about his new film "Apple Pie," currently playing around the country as part of the New Zealand International Film Festival. We hear some excerpts from the film, and learn about the process behind it. We also have a conversation with Anna Sisson about her contributions (alongside Alexis Hunter and Teuane Tibbo) to the Michael Lett exhibition "Remnants of the Banished."
This week we talk America and the beyond tragic US police shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile and the #blacklivesmatter movement. We also talk to Theo whom recently arrived back from a trip to California, about his observations on US Art and Politics and play 2 pieces from out Audio Foundation/Radia collaboration "Big Ben Tape Improvisation #1" by Daniel Beban and "One Stoch 4 at 950m" by A Patch Of Nettles... Ma te wa.
Kia ora! Today we have The wonderful Sabelo Mlangeni in conversation with Artspace's curatorial intern John Mutambu. Mlangeni, an artist from South Africa, discusses his practice and solo exhibition entitled "Heartbreaker" currently on at Artspace. Mlangeni also plays some incredible tunes from South Africa. John Mutambu also discusses the exhibition of Pip Culbert's work "Seams" also on at Artspace. Then we have artist Alexa Wilson talking to Cushla about her practice from Berlin and her upcoming work chosen to be in Manifesta 11 in Zurich. Boom!
This week we are very lucky to have Beth Dawson representing Uniform Collective in the studio. She chats to us about Uniforms exhibitions and performances and DJ's some amazing music from the collective! Jaimee talks to Ioana Gordon-Smith about Janet Lilos exhibition "Status Update" which is Lilo's first solo survey show at Te Uru. Jaimee also talks to Ngahuia Harrison about her internship at the Metropolitan Museum of art in New York and her exhibition at Blue Oyster Gallery "You Can Eat Anything but the Rocks". Mā te wā.
Ngā mihi o te rā. This week we have Balamohan Shingade, the curator and manager of the new Malcolm Smith Gallery gallery which is part of the Arts and Culture Uxbridge center, join us in the studio. He talks to us about the opening exhibition "Soft Architecture", ideas around community and his plans for the gallery. Jaimee talks about her experience of the three day Wānanga led by Taarati Taiaroa and Elisapeta Heta that invited interested parties to propose, explore, discuss and dissect key contemporary Māori art texts in relation to emerging arts practice and three key spaces in Dunedin. This is an ongoing series of Wānanga to be held around the country. We also play a soundwork by Mark Williams, "Particles", as part of our collaboration with Audio Foundation and Radia.
Artbanks thoughts and Aroha are with the LBGT community everywhere and especially in Orlando at this devastating time. This week we have Theo Macdonalds (currently in LA) "Letter from America" and four soundworks for radio by Leafa Wilson as part of our collaboration with Audio Foundation and Radia. We also talk to Tom about his experiences on the Eastern Art Express bus with works by Olivia Blyth, Hana Aoake and Matilda Fraser which visited the new Malcolm Smith Gallery and Te Tuhi Gallery. Finally Cushla talks with photographer Johnny McCormack about his new solo show at Allpress studio.
Kia ora koutou! This week Artbanks Tom Tuke goes South. He talks to Annie McKenzie and Dave Marshall on the eve of their new Physics Room show opening and Bridget Reweti about her collaboration with Terri Te Tau on the film Ōtākaro also on at Physics Room. He also catches up with Nicole Bourke at the Ashburton Art Gallery then Amanda Symon at Te Ana, The Ngai Tahu Rock Art Centre to find out about the regions cave paintings. Tom also goes BBC with an investigative piece about steampunk Oamaru. The annual steampunk festival is on this weekend there and he reflects a bit on what steampunk culture is, and how it is going down in Oamaru. Cushla is in the studio let loose ON HER OWN so we play some classic rock(!?). And Beyonce.
The Artbankers discuss their observations and experiences of the Auckland Artfair and Theo talks to Eve Armstrong about her standout piece, the trading table, at the Michael Lett gallery stand. We also play 2 sound works presented in collaboration with Radia and Audio Foundation. The first by Paul Timings and the second is "Caesura" by Susanne Kahlich. Wishing you a happy & safe Artfair.
Hi! This week Theo catches up with Olivia Webb about her show "Choir of the Self", at Audio Foundation. Robyn Jordaan pops into the studio to chat about her latest works, thoughts and passions. We discuss dance, circuses and collaborations. We are pleased to bring you a series of listener-submitted audio-works, in association with Audio Foundation and Radia. This week the San Diedo-based composer, Celeste Oram, presents a short documentary on Vera Wyse Munro (1897-1966). Munro was a pioneering amateur radio broadcaster from Northland, New Zealand. To top the show off, a listing of upcoming art events.
Kia ora koutou katoa. This week we welcomed Sarah Mohawk and Hukalau Clarke in to the studio. They talked about the upcoming Public Domain Art Fair, which opens on Friday May 26th. Cushla and Theo discussed the recent nominations for the most famous prize for contemporary art in the UK, the Turner Prize. Tom examined the life of Honoré Daumier, the French caricaturist, whose work is on display at the Auckland Art Gallery. Plus the usual great tracks, art news and guide to upcoming art events. Cheers!
Kia Ora. What a week. We talk to Irwan Ahmett and Tita Salina, the art duo from Jakarta, whose show 'The Flame of the Pacific' is on at St Paul St Gallery. Their work grapples with the environmental and political problems facing people of the Pacific. They speak to problems in West Papua, Jakarta's newest islands, Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and their slightly satirical flag for the Pacific. Quishile Charan is in studio and talks about her upcoming show Fijianx. Charan discusses the latest renderings of ongoing artistic research into her Fijian/Indo-Fijian identity, the significance of the material in the new work, and the many communities she identifies with. To help this artist construct her upcoming show, please visit https://www.boosted.org.nz/projects/quishile-charan-fijianx-at-the-2016-auckland-art-fair We also briefly talk about Eleanor Cooper's show at the Physics Room in Christchurch, and give you the weekly opening guide. Cheers!
Happy International Workers Day. This week Cushla talks to artist/activist Emir Hodzic about how he came to be involved in art and activism and his work around International white armband day which commemorates the victims of war crime and genocide and critiques the culture of genocide denial. Then we have a conversation recorded by Ardit Hoxha and Avigail Allan who have framed their conversation as diaspora vs. nation states. They discussed this in relation to how their practices utilise diaspora as a form of critique.
Today Cushla talks to Rebecca Hobbs about her new exhibition "Te Ihu O Mataoho" at St Pauls St Gallery and a bit of the important issues that inspired it. The exhibition includes works in collaboration with 13 other artists with the support of SOUL (Save Our Unique Landscape) and Te Wai o Hua. We play a song to honor Prince. Then Ayesha talks to David Ed Cooper about pop up shows "Fake Newby" and the forthcoming "'93 Accord".
This week Ayesha talks to Yolunda Hickman about her residency in Canada, and Anita Frost, one of the organisers of the recently opened DEMO. We hear from a range of artists about the worst artwork they've ever made, and in studio Tom, Theo, and Ayesha describe their own worst artworks. We discuss The Cure's upcoming concert in Auckland, Anthony Byrt's Metro Magazine article about Auckland's need for a dedicated contemporary art space, and the allegations against Bowerbank Ninow. Finally, there's the weekly exhibition guide.
Theo speaks to Daisy Wells about her show at Audio Foundation. Mark O'Donell and Daphne Simons reflect on their time running Canape Canopy, the outdoor art space in Central Auckland. Tom dicusses the Welsh play Under Milk Wood. We mull over the Panama Papers, and the deep ties between the world of art and the crooked corporate realm. Plus a bunch of (good) art-related songs, and the weekly exhibition guide.
This week we discuss what's happening in Wellington, focusing upon a screening of Matthew Barney's River of Fundament organised by Adam Art Gallery in conjunction with the New Zealand Festival. Theo talks to Stephen Cleland, curator of Adam Art Gallery, about the process of assembling this screening and it's associated gallery installation. We talk to Mark Williams about CIRCUIT's plans for the coming year, and interview artist Isabella Dampney about moving image, paranoia, and River of Fundament.
This week we touch down in Ōtautahi/Christchurch. Tom talks to Aaron Kreisler from the Canterbury School of Fine Arts about the city and its art. We catch up with Sophie Bannan about her work at the recently reopened CoCA Gallery, and her experiences at North Projects, the Christchurch Art Gallery and in Sendai, Japan. We talk to Rachael Welfare of Gapfiller, the group invigorating the city's demolishion sites and hopefully its people. Also Naoya Hatakeyama talks about photographing his hometown, and Ayesha and Tom talk about Nathan Pohio's work in SCAPE.
Kia ora. This week Cushla speaks to artist Claudia Jowitt about her new paintings in current show "Liberal Application". Theo and Cushla did a speed tour of "White Nights" Auckland (apologies to events we didn't have time to visit or mention) and had a freakishly good time. To cap it off we play some tracks by Black Cracker who has been gracing us with their music as part of "The Bill" exhibition at Artpace.
Today in the studio we are joined by Lana Lopesi, Jeremy Leatinu'u and Bonnie Tamati. In celebration of Tautai's 30th anniversary we chat about Pacific art and the role that Tautai has played over the years. Ayesha speaks with Dagmar Dyck about the history of Tautai and Salome Tanuvasa gives us an insight to her role at Artspace as the education intern. A massive shout out to Leafa Wilson who curated Tautai | Navigate, an exhibition of 50 Pacific artists which is not to be missed.
This week Theo reviews Prince's first Auckland concert, in which the crowd got to their feet and danced. We talk about Friedensreich Hundertwasser. Who was he? Why is he relevant in NZ culture today? Tom talks to Grant Faber, who is in a battle to make the Hundertwasser Art Centre and Wairau Maori Art Gallery a reality. Lastly, we discuss the latest shows and upcoming events in Tāmaki Makaurau.
Today is Robins last show before she wings her way to the eye of the storm in the U.S. Kick some ass Rob we will ms u dearly!! On this special show Theo talks to the epic Fiona Clark on the opening of her show "For Fantastic Carmen" as part of "The Bill" program at Artspace marking the 30th Anniversary of the 1986 Homosexual Law Reform Act in Aotearoa New Zealand. Cushla talks to Julia Croft about her performance piece at the Basement Theater "If there's not dancing at the revolution I'm Not Coming" 23-27thFeb. Jaimee Stockman-Young is also live in the studio discussing her contribution to "The Bill" program at Artspace.
Happy Valentines Day! Today we talking about SEX... oh yes. Today Theo tackles his relash with the new bFM studio system unchaperoned! He talks to Lily Emerson in the studio about her thesis on the development of Sadomasochism as a sexual identity as well as queer representation and other sexual identities. He also interviewed artist Anna Sisson this week about her practice and interests. Ayesha interviews Li-Ming Jimi Hendrix about her work at Canape Canopy which is currently on show.xx
Kia ora Artbank Whanau. Today we acknowledge Waitangi day and Tiriti o Waitangi by talking to Robin, who traveled to Waitangi, about the celebrations there, the TPP Hikoi, the TPP protests and #dildogate. We also have artworld power-couple, Liz Maw and Andrew Mccloud in the studio, talking about their work, experience of making art and representational painting.