Thus the Blast Carried it,
Into the World ,
(still), 2021.
Monitor 3.1:
Curated by Sean Kerr, Michelle Wang, and Jamie Hanton with a
new commission by Qianye Lin and Qianhe ‘AL’
Lin.
Exhibition preview: Friday 29 Janaury,
5:30pm
Exhibition runs: 30 January – 21 February
2021
Exhibition talk with Qianye Lin and Qianhe
‘AL’ Lin: Saturday 30 January,
2pm
Monitor 3.1 is the second part of a
revisit and update to
Monitor, an exhibition of
moving image work from Aotearoa and abroad curated by Sean
Kerr and David Watson in 1996
. This new exhibition
builds on the original curatorial framework and includes
three programmes: a programme of commissioned collaborative
work by emerging New Zealand artists, a three-part programme
Play the ultimate Kiwi Big Things bingo this summer
5 minutes to read
By: Sarah Pollock
How many of New Zealand s big roadside objects have you passed? Sarah Pollok makes a big deal out of these local landmarks
When it comes to celebrating our love of something, it seems we Kiwis love building a big old sculpture of it. So, if seeing an enormous avocado or towering takahe, gigantic carrot or huge human hand has been on your bucket list, you re in the right country. Sometimes wonderful, often weird, here are some of New Zealand s quirkiest landmarks.
Ohakune s Big Carrot
As it turns out, the roots of this beloved landmark were commercial, with the giant carrot created for an ANZ TV commercial in the 80s. Done with filming and unsure what to do with a 7.5-meter-tall vegetable, the producers donated it to the town of Ohakune, where it was embraced as the city s mascot, beloved by tourists and locals alike.
Terminal
resembles a waiting room. Or, more specifically, those rooms currently more uncomfortable than a dentist’s, airports. Curated by Aaron Lister, this smart melancholy exhibition is dedicated to the politics, anxieties, dehumanisation and plain boredom of our airports’ transit spaces. The gallery’s rooms are cleverly accessibly themed ‘’arrivals’’, ‘‘departures’’, ‘’screening’’ and ‘’runway’’. Smart video works play on multiple airport information screens. There are even the seats you will find at Wellington Airport to wait on - the ubiquitous Eames Tandem Sling Seating.
Rosa Woods/Stuff
Even Quasi is waiting. The face-hand sculpture by Ronnie Van Hout, propped on legs made from an upturned two-finger salute glowers down on Ngākau Civic Square, atop City Gallery.