Unexpected Art

How lovely to see Colin McCahon - one of New Zealand's most significant artists - popping up in unexpected places around the city. The elegant posters advertising the current Colin McCahon show at Christchurch Art Gallery are grabbing attention on bus shelters, the sides of buildings, on parking lots. This show is from the collection of the National Gallery of Australia. www.christchurchartgallery.org.nz

A High Art Note

It’s been an arts oriented week and I’m going to finish on a high note – Colin McCahon, one of New Zealand’s most significant artists. A touring exhibition of his works from the National Gallery of Australia’s collection is now showing at Christchurch Art Gallery. The exhibition includes the now-famous work “Victory over death 2,” 1970, which was given to the people of Australia by the New Zealand Government in 1978. I loved the simplicity of these exhibition graphics against the stark gallery wall outside the actual exhibition. www.christchurchartgallery.org.nz