THE PHYSICS ROOM

Nature Morte:10 March–11 April 2010

Roger Boyce & Marie-Claire Brehaut

Presented as an abandoned tableau, Nature Morte offers up an unusual scenario that positions the apparatuses of art and artificiality altered states of consciousness in direct collusion. Described by the artists as ‘an atypical exercise’, Nature Morte draws us away from a simplistic consideration of the finished fine art object derived from the process of painting towards a closer understanding of the constructed artificiality of all representational effects.

W.T.F.: Agaz: 10 March–11 April 2010

Sanjay Theodore

Comprised of an obscure array and complex arrangement of familiar objects and tools, W.T.F.: Agaz equally mines the gulf that continues to exist between the person on the street and their comprehension of what happens and resides within gallery spaces. In this way Theodore seeks to amplify this persistent disconnect in an attempt to better understand it. Building on an earlier exhibition entitled simply W.T.F. that incorporated work by a range of artists and non-artists alike, W.T.F.: Agaz mobilises the patent and commonplace disbelief inferred by the title’s abbreviation in the service of closer contemplation and hopefully transcendence.

THE KIOSK

W. A. Sutton: Watercolours of Italy: 27 February – 25 April 2010

An exhibition featuring a selection of works from Bill Sutton's 1973-74 Italian sojourn, highlighting his
exquisite skill as a draughtsman and watercolourist.

LA Botanical and Last: Light 20 February – 9 May 2010

New Zealand artist Joyce Campbell exhibits LA Botanical and Last Light –
two bodies of work employing the historical photographic technologies of the ambrotype and daguerreotype.

The Naked and the Nude: 18 December 2009 – 18 April 2010

Spanning more than 150 years of art-making, this exhibition reveals changes in the way bodies look, and the way
we look at bodies.
    
Blue Planet: 21 November 2009 – 7 November 2010

Looking at the ways artists have used the colour blue, Blue Planet celebrates
imaginative art making and thinking. Shaped with younger audiences in mind.


The Vault: Neil Pardington 6 November 2009 – 14 March 2010

A Christchurch Art Gallery Touring Exhibition

Working behind the scenes in museums and galleries throughout New Zealand with his large-format camera, Neil Pardington
brings to light the hidden collection storage spaces that are normally closed to the public.

L'ESTRANGE

INTO THE CITY:Jenna Lynn Brown 23 March- 3 May
Urban landscapes produced in mixed media on board

BROOKE GIFFORD GALLERY

Tony de Lautour: 2 March - 27 March

Zina Swanson: 2 March - 27 March

FREE THEATRE

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COCA GALLERY