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OCT 03
03 October 2012
Singular Companions: Sculpture from the Collection (1 December 2012 – 27 January 2013) presents works that are either new to the Govett-Brewster’s collection or have not been on display to the public for many years.
Sculptural form is paramount in this exhibition with works that are cast,...
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SEP 27
27 September 2012
This beautiful new publication Laurence Aberhart: Recent Taranaki Photographs is published to accompany the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery exhibition of the same name.
All works from Laurence Aberhart: Recent Taranaki Photographs are reproduced, accompanied by earlier Taranaki works produced by the...
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APR 15
15 April 2010
The Govett-Brewster is proud to present two highlights from its contemporary art holdings with Songbirds and Elephants for Sale: Two Works from the Collection, a major double installation reflecting the Collection’s focus on contemporary art from the Pacific region.
Admired New Plymouth artist Don...
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MAR 06
06 March 2009
A wealth of contemporary art is set to be revealed at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery this autumn.
The Gallery welcomes New York-based Venezuelan artist Javier Téllez to New Zealand for the first time.
The work of Téllez reflects a sustained interest in bringing peripheral communities and...
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JAN 29
29 January 2009
A short film by Len Lye is in classic company after being named as one of 25 works selected for the American National Film Registry.
Lye's four-minute film Free Radicals has been deemed by the United States Librarian of Congress as "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant, requiring...
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