Pop Art
Artist Lester Hall's latest work on Cuba Street
Throughout his career New Zealand pop artist Lester Hall has often pushed boundaries with his art but his latest work is a bit closer to home.
Sid and Becky, the title of his latest work, is a homage… Audio
Calling Home: Matt Couper in Las Vegas
Las Vegas isn't the first place that springs to mind when you think about artists moving somewhere to seek refuge or inspiration, but it's been a home base for NZ artists Matt Couper and his wife J.K… Audio
Artist Wayne Youle - 20/20 words of wisdom
Wayne Youle is one of our country's leading contemporary artists. His work combines pop art playfulness with a critical bi-cultural awareness. Of Ngapuhi, Ngati Whakaeke and European descent, Youle… Audio, Gallery
Dick Frizzell: 'I'd rather be a bad painter than a non painter'
In 1998, painters Dick Frizzell and Karl Maughan staged a joint sell-out show at Auckland's Gow Langsford Gallery called Landscapes. Now, 20 years on, for Auckland Art Week, Frizzell and Maughan have… Audio
Billy Apple: creativity at his core
This week distinguished New Zealand visual artist Billy Apple was honoured with the NZ Arts Foundation's highest honour, the Icon Award. Billy Apple is regarded as this country's most significant… Audio
Pop artist Wayne Youle
Amberley-based artist Wayne Youle is in the studio to tell Lynn Freeman about his two big shows this month. There's a retrospective exhibition at Christchurch Art Gallery with the intriguing title… Audio
Crystal Magic
We talk soft synths, vaporwave and transitory technologies with Crystal Magic label head Fraser Austin and label mates Eyeliner, Lttle Phnx and Golden Axe. Audio