fah lah la-la-la

gracious... this is going to be t.j. mcnamara style, as nothing really grabbed me on my recent gallery visits... (by this I mean REALLY grabbed me to the point where it may enter the hallows of lisa-benson-ballet-shoes or tino-seghal land)

the young artists show at artspace "knowing you, knowing me" is young and energetic and pretty great... highlights were scott satherley's "red curls" delightful doodle-esque curls of red felt and ball point pen elevated by a lovely frame... mei cooper's "everyday underwater" a charming stencilled transcript of a netball coach's ranting that must make any former-schoolgirl's blood curl... and "never change, this i why we fell in love. I can change if it helps us fall in love" watercolours that seem to document naked performances in a room are compelling too, set off by a wonderful pool of red wine on the ground (it had some quite cool dog-paw-footprints leading out of it on friday night)... jeremy leatinu'u's video works in which he welcomes newcomers to new zealand with a sign at the airport and large rocks (desert island style) were also refreshing and... mischievious.... looking forward to perching on stool and listening to trenton garratt's performance/reading of "the last days of the famous mime" one sunday soon...

the group show at ivan anthony (ending saturday) includes a kushana bush work... she is truly perfectly wonderful)... the rebecca ann hobbs show at st pauls has its moments (particularly "complex social groups"... fiona partington's heady (hardy-har-har) show at two rooms is worth a visit... AND finally amelia jones, body-art extraordinaire is giving a public lecture tuesday 27 july at 17-18hrs, it is called “the artist is present”: artistic re-enactments and the impossibility of presence" and will be at aut, room WE230... x o x o

(p.s. this image is by the most celestial and beautified kushana bush, hopefully she doesn't mind...)

- "knowing you, knowing me: new artists show, 2010"
curated by emma bugden
artspace, k'rd, until 21 august

- "group show"
ivan anthony, k'rd until 17 july

- "failing, falling, flying" rebecca ann hobbs
st paul st gallery, st paul st until 31 july

- "ahua: a beautiful hesitation" fiona partington
two rooms, putiki st (oops! it's over)

- “the artist is present”: artistic re-enactments and the impossibility of presence"
amelia jones public lecture
tuesday 27 july, 17-18hrs, aut we230