a little listing can be quite satisfying.
there were at least two major events this weekend in this little corner of the world: one was a rather soul-destroying general election, the other was the annual art outing that is the elam graduate show.
some highlights for me were:
--- sam thomas' virtuosic and rickety room of fun
--- taarato taiaroa's understated and elegant meditations on travelling by train
--- the handsome work by nell may & kelvin soh. both demonstrated a penchant and knack for typography.
--- clara chon's sharp installation & roman mitch's assured work too
--- karin hofko's simultaneously endearing and awkward pseudo-confessional film (her work at george fraser was ingenious too)
--- lucy bolsover's sophisticated use of printmaking and paint
--- sophie bannan's dance experiments
--- susan wells' superlative stitching
--- ayesha green's simply painted interiors and exteriors were probably the strongest painted works to be seen...
--- though kei park's work was also delicious. and florid. thomas hinton's paintings were endearing too.
--- and a special mention goes to aindriu macfehin's video works tatoo & bus station for combining radical politics with world-cup interventions.
elam graduate show 2011
26-27 november
the university of auckland
image: a cat. part of an installation by sam thomas
and a painting by ayesha green
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