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ean-Gabriel Charvet (1750-1829) for Joseph Dufour & Cie (established 1797), Les Sauvages de la mer Pacifique (The Native Peoples of the Pacific Ocean), c1804

There’s plenty on at the Gallery over the next fortnight, including exciting new exhibitions, a hui and a range of free events for all. From 18 July, encounter rooms full of wonder in the new exhibition, Wunderrūma: New Zealand Jewellery. Visit on Wunderrūma's opening weekend and enjoy demonstrations, a curators’ talk and tour and a jewellery discussion.

Plus: Book tickets for Vision and Re-vision: Imagining the Pacific Then and Now, a hui that we are hosting in our auditorium on Saturday 11 July. Read on for more.

Lisa Reihana, in Pursuit of Venus &#91;infected&#93; (still), 2015

Vision and Re-vision: Imagining the Pacific Then and Now

Sat 11 July, 12–5.30pm – $10

Join us for a hui to consider ideas generated by two interconnected exhibitions currently on display – in Pursuit of Venus (infected) and Printing the Pacific 1696–1804. Speakers include: Vivienne Webb (keynote), Dr Peter Brunt, Lisa Reihana, David Maskill, Dr Caroline Vercoe, Mathew Norman, Nina Tonga and Dr Ella Henry.

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WUNDERRŪMA OPENING WEEKEND

Wunderrūma: New Zealand Jewellery

Opens 18 July – free entry

Enter rooms of wonder filled with pieces created by contemporary New Zealand artists, alongside Māori taonga and art from the Gallery's collection. Visit to discover the variety in material and process that the exhibition's co-curators and leading jewellers, Warwick Freeman and Karl Fritsch found in their exploration of adornment in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Jewellery Encounters

Sat 18 & Sun 19 Jul – free

Enjoy watching and engaging with jewellers on the opening weekend of Wunderrūma: New Zealand Jewellery.

Matthew McIntyre-Wilson – Sat, 12–3pm
Sharon Fitness and Neke Moa – Sun, 12–3pm

Warwick Freeman and Karl Fritsch – In conversation with Courtney Johnston

Sun 19 Jul, 1pm – free

Join co-curators, and leading jewellers, Warwick Freeman and Karl Fritsch for conversation and a tour of Wunderrüma: New Zealand Jewellery with Courtney Johnston, Director of the Dowse Art Museum.

Wunderweek

Thu 16 – Mon 20 Jul

Wunderweek is a week of city-wide pop-up shows, exhibitions and festivities organised by the contemporary jewellery community to coincide with the opening of Wunderrūma. Visit the Wunderweek website for more information on satellite shows and participating galleries/venues.

Jewellery – accessory or fashion statement?

Sun 19 Jul, 3pm – free

Join fashion historian and founder of the New Zealand Fashion Museum, Doris De Pont for a discussion with Sydney-based independent writer, curator and broadcaster, Julie Ewington.

Artist film

Sun 12 Jul

1pm – free

An intimate portrait of New Zealand artist John Reynolds, during an extraordinary year in his career.

Francesco Bartolozzi and William Byrne, after John Webber, The Death of Captain Cook, 1785

Talk

Sun 12 Jul

3pm – free

Join Maritime Museum Trust member Robert Hawkins for a talk on the dangers faced by Captain Cook and his crew on the high seas.

After hours

Tue 14 Jul

6pm – free

Enjoy an after hours talk by multi-disciplinary artist Laresa Kosloff.

Performance

Wed 15 Jul

2.30pm – free

Footnote New Zealand Dance presents a short preview of brilliant new works from four choreographers.

NEW EXHIBITIONS

John Reynolds: Epistomadologies

Now open – free entry

The essential markers of artist John Reynolds' Epistomadologies series is almost 100 street names from around New Zealand which have been collected, alphabetised and then visually stacked by the artist. These lists are interspersed with notes on wide-ranging subjects, word games and moments of visual interlude – dots, dashes, and grids.

Ronnie van Hout, No Exit II (installation detail), 2003

Inside Outside Upside Down: Five Contemporary New Zealand Artists

From 18 July – free entry

Including the work of five leading contemporary New Zealand artists – Kate Newby, Simon Denny, Ruth Buchanan, Fiona Connor and Ronnie van Hout – Inside Outside Upside Down exhibits a potent variety of responses to the world we shape and share.

Image Credits

Jean-Gabriel Charvet (1750-1829) for Joseph Dufour & Cie (established 1797), Les Sauvages de la mer Pacifique (The Native Peoples of the Pacific Ocean) (detail), c1804 Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tâmaki, purchased 1995; Lisa Reihana, in Pursuit of Venus [infected] (still), 2015, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Patrons of Auckland Art Gallery, 2014; Chris Charteris, Wasekaseka, 2010; Jane Dodd, Ursus Maritimus, 2013; Matthew McIntyre-Wilson, Cuff, 2006; Francesco Bartolozzi and William Byrne, after John Webber, The Death of Captain Cook (detail), 1785, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2008; John Reynolds, Epistomadologies (11), 2001, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Patrons of the Auckland Art Gallery and the artist, 2002; Ronnie van Hout, No Exit II, 2003, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2006.