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Wallace Art Awards 2007
Nov 30 2007
- Mar 30 2008
Sara Hughes, Download, 2007. New Zealand's most celebrated annual contemporary art award returns to TheNewDowse in this stunning showcase of the 2007 finalists. In partnership with The James Wallace Art Trust, TheNewDowse presents the 16th Annual
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Zeitgeist Becomes Form
Oct 6 2007
- Feb 3 2008
Horst Wackerbath, Verena Trosch as a Witch, 1990. Courtesy of the artist. Take a stroll through more than 100 images celebrating 50 years of iconic world fashion, from Christian Dior in the 1940s to Issey Miyake in the 1990s. Zeitgeist Becomes Form
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When Phillip Met Isabella
Oct 6 2007
- Feb 3 2008
Isabella Blow in Phillip Treacy's Devil Paradise Feathers. Photo by Steven Meisel 1993. When Philip Met Isabella showcases 32 stunning avant-garde hats made by the world’s most adventurous milliner Philip Treacy for his friend and muse, the late
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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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