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Dec 23, 2020
1 min

Art writer's trail

Catharina Van Bohemen's new book maps her journey along the Camino de Santiago.

Nov 23, 2020
1 min

WIN: Shining Land

We've got two copies of "Shining Land: Looking for Robin Hyde" to give away.

Nov 19, 2020
3 min

A friend of a friend

Maeve Hughes reviews "Shining Land," the second book in the kōrero series.

Oct 21, 2020
2 min

A sense of mounting riches

Janet Hughes reads volume two of Peter Simpson's McCahon series. Does it live up to the praise the first volume received?

Jul 9, 2020
1 min

Te Manu Huna a Tāne

A unique insight into the traditional practice of weaving with kiwi feathers.

Jun 15, 2020
2 min

To paint your way across

Maeve Hughes reviews 'High Wire', the first picture book in Massey University Press’ new ‘kōrero’ series.

Mar 3, 2020
5 min

Multi McCahon

It's 100 years since the birth of Colin McCahon. In celebration Janet Hughes checks out two new books examining the artist's life and work.

Jan 12, 2020
2 min

Photographer as alchemist

David Eggleton reviews ' A Beautiful Hesitation' which follows the career and photographs of Fiona Pardington.

Jan 8, 2020
2 min

Sick art

Anna Jackson-Scott reviews 'Creamy Pyschology', a 260 page accompaniment to Yvonne Todd's photo portraits of constructed female characters.

Dec 15, 2019
3 min

Self ashore

Catharina van Bohemen reviews Gregory O'Brien's 'Always Song In The Water', which meditates on what it means to live in Aotearoa.

Sep 5, 2019
4 min

Twice as nice

150 years since the birth of Frances Hodgkins' sees the release of two new publications detailing her life and work.

May 15, 2019
2 min

Galleries of Maoriland

Peter Adds reviews Roger Blackley's 'Galleries of Maoriland' and finds its insights into colonial history and prehistory deeply fascinating.

Mar 6, 2019
3 min

Colours of a Life

Janet Hughes checks out a new volume exploring the colourful life and works of Douglas MacDiarmid.

Feb 3, 2019
2 min

Vonney Ball: Ceramics

Sam Trubridge reviews a new book that explores Vonny Ball's journey with ceramics.

Dec 2, 2018
3 min

Book worms

Arty people share the books they’ll be giving, and hope to receive this festive season.

Sep 24, 2018
2 min

People from the pit stand up

Craig Beardsworth wonders over the talent of Sam Duckor-Jones, sculptor and recently turned poet.

Aug 14, 2018
2 min

Undreamed of...

Janet Hughes reviews a new book that delivers a solid academic history of the University of Otago’s Hodgkins Fellowship.

Aug 14, 2018
2 min

The merrier

Craig Beardsworth reviews 'Miranda Parkes: the merrier' and delights in its simple essays and joyous design.

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