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Of Gorse of Course
Jun 30 2007
- Nov 18 2007
Regan Gentry, A Multitude of Pricks, 2006-2008. Courtesy of the artist. Venturing deep into Southland’s hills for artistic inspiration, Wellington artist Regan Gentry has emerged as a curious friend of New Zealand’s public enemy number one –
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Becoming King Kong
Jun 2 2007
- Sep 23 2007
Visitors to TheNewDowse were offered the chance to come face-to-face with the mighty King Kong, Wellywood’s most famous cinematic gorilla, in this unique exhibition. Developed in partnership with internationally celebrated Weta Workshop & Weta
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Sergeant P
May 12 2007
- Sep 19 2007
Jim Cooper, Sergeant P (detail), 2006-2007. Courtesy of the artist. Shirley Temple, Jimi Hendrix & Marilyn Monroe as you've never seen them before. Citing The Beatles' Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover as one of the major
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Animalia (remix)
Apr 21 2007
- May 20 2007
Animalia asked "Are you a stubborn goat or a clingy octopus? A sneaky rat or a devilish dragonfly?" Visitors were dared to find out and invited to step inside an extraordinary life-sized interactive video game. Responding to a visual marker on an
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Alan Preston
Feb 17 2007
- Jun 17 2007
Alan Preston, Paua Chain, 1992. Collection of The Dowse Art Museum, purchased 1992. In the late 1970s Alan Preston abandoned western jewellery-making traditions in favour of utilising locally found materials and techniques. For 30 years he has
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Design Ambassadors
Feb 17 2007
- Jul 1 2007
Sherie Muys. Design innovation at its finest. This exhibition showcased the award winning entries of the three 2006 Design Ambassadors. Re-thinking the cumbersome hospital drip attachments to create a portable, intravenous pump earned industrial
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Design Led Futures
Feb 17 2007
- May 20 2007
Orb Washing Machine. Victoria University students are solving some of the biggest problems in everyday life. It’s 2015. Your meals are cooked by an oven which magnifies and harnesses the sun's rays. Your clothes are washed by the waste water
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Simon Morris: Homemade Mathematics
Feb 17 2007
- Jul 1 2007
Installation view. The bold silver façade of TheNewDowse is a happy hybrid of artistic expression and eco-friendly design. This stunning artwork entitled Rainscreen, has been created by Wellington-based artist, Simon Morris, Athfield Architects
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The Gift Exchange
Feb 17 2007
- Jul 1 2007
Work by Beena Rugnathi. Who was it that first taught you to knit or throw a pot? Who has inspired you to do or see things differently? The Gift Exchange showcased over 200 craft and design products specially selected to tell the stories of how
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