What's in the spotlight at Te Papa for the New Zealand International Arts Festival 2008
Te Papa’s exciting line-up of events for the Arts Festival 2008 included from art floortalks to a discussion on exposing forgeries! The Museum also hosted several festival acts, including the award-winning Body Movies.
Lunchtime floortalks
Parrot country, 1980-83, by Rosalie Gascoigne (Australia), weathered, painted wooden panels, acrylic paint, assemblage
Toi Te Papa Art of the Nation will be the starting point for a lively series of talks presented by Te Papa’s art team. Every Tuesday and Thursday of the Arts Festival, tours of the different sections of the exhibition will provide an intimate look at the works and artists on display.
Tuesday 26 February - Megan Tamati Quennell, Maori Contemporary Art
Thursday 28 February - Charlotte Huddleston, Sculpture and Installation at Te Papa
Tuesday 4 March - Vicki Robson, Rembrandt
Thursday 6 March - Jonathan Mane Wheoki, In the Shadow of Paris
Tuesday 11 March - Athol McCredie, Selected Photographs
Thursday 13 March - William McAloon, McCahon
12.15–1pm: Meet at the Information Desk, Level 2.
Toi Te Papa Art Tour – an introduction to New Zealand's art
Saturdays and Sundays during the Festival : 23 & 24 February; 1 & 2 March; 8 & 9 March; 15 & 16 March
2.00–2.45pm
Cost: adults $8.00, children $4.00. Purchase tickets at the Information Desk, Level 2.
> More about guided tours
Science Express: Exposing Art Forgery
From ‘paintergate' to the Mona Lisa, there is a long history of art works created and falsely attributed to another artist to gain a higher sale price. What scientific advances are hekoing to identify fakes, and what does a gallery do if they find a fake in their collection? Join us as we discuss the issues.
Thursday 6 March, 6.30–8pm, Level 4 Espresso
> More details in the Science Express section
Toi Te Papa Art of the Nation - Contemporary focus
New Zealand’s magnificent artistic heritage is the focus of Te Papa’s flagship art exhibition. For the Arts Festival, and in conjunction with Mō Tātou: The Ngāi Tahu Whānui exhibition, the ‘Contemporary Focus’ section will feature contemporary works by artists of Ngāi Tahu descent.
> More about Toi Te Papa Art of the Nation
Mō Tātou: The Ngāi Tahu Whānui exhibition
Mō Tātou celebrates the distinct and dynamic culture of the South Island’s Ngāi Tahu people – from their creation story and important taonga (treasures) to their representation on the world art stage.
> More about Mō Tātou
Surface Tension
In Surface Tension, a large human eye follows your every move! Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, the artist behind the award-winning installation Body Movies (see below), explores surveillance in our lives.
28 February – 16 March 2008, Level 2. Free entry.
> More information about Rafael Lozano-Hemmer
Body Movies
You make the art.
Playful, communal, carnivalesque. Body Movies, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer's larger-than-life, award-winning installation, is at the crossroads of technology and performance.
Hundreds of photo portraits taken on the streets of New Zealand, mixed with those taken from other cities where the work has
been shown, will be projected onto the Cable Street façade of Te Papa. Bright lights placed at ground level completely wash out
the portraits. As passers-by walk into the area their silhouettes are thrown onto the building, revealing the portraits underneath.
You can match or animate the portraits depending on where you stand or what you do.
Te Papa Cable Street façade
Nightly from 22 February to 16 March, 9pm-1am
> Enjoy our late Thursdays and combine this experience with a visit to the museum
> More information on the NZIAF's website
> More information about Rafael Lozano-Hemmer
Children’s Cheering Carpet
Take a ride on a magic carpet. Play music on a bridge whose planks become piano keys. Chase darting blue and red fish.
Te Papa Level 2
# 8 Mar (Sat) 10:30am & 3:30pm
# 9 Mar (Sun) 10:30am & 3:30pm
# 13 Mar 6:00pm (Thu)
# 14 Mar 6:00pm (Fri)
# 15 Mar (Sat) 10:30am & 3:30pm
# 16 Mar (Sun) 10:30am & 3:30pm
Admission charges apply. For prices, times, venues, and other information, please visit the New Zealand International Arts Festival website:
> More information and booking on the NZIAF's website
The Dentist's Chair
The brand-new play from the much-loved Indian Ink Theatre Company, The Dentist's Chair delves into the idea that "life makes cowards of us all". It's bound to hit a nerve with audiences.
Soundings Theatre, Level 2
# 6 Mar 7:30pm (Thu)
# 7 Mar 6:00pm (Fri)
# 8 Mar 6:00pm (Sat)
# 9 Mar 4:00pm (Sun)
# 11 Mar 7:30pm (Tue)
# 12 Mar 7:30pm (Wed)
# 13 Mar 7:30pm (Thu)
# 14 Mar 6:00pm (Fri)
# 15 Mar 6:00pm (Sat)
# 16 Mar 2:00pm (Sun)
Admission charges apply. For prices, times, venues, and other information, please visit the New Zealand International Arts Festival website:
> More information and booking on the NZIAF's website
Lifeboat
This exciting work by Scottish company Catherine Wheels Theatre Company is aimed at senior students and young adults and has been performed throughout Europe.
Soundings Theatre, Level 2
Thursday 28 February 6:00pm
Saturday 1 March 1:00pm & 5:00pm
Admission charges apply. For prices, times, venues, and other information, please visit the New Zealand International Arts Festival website:
> More information and booking on the NZIAF's website