Installation
Tackling the housing crisis with a good indoor/outdoor flow
The housing crisis has been headline news for some years now. But Wellington artist and activist Heleyni Pratley wants to delve deeper and ask people to share their own stories about how it's… Audio
Refik Anadol: it's virtual reality but not as you know it
You don't have to pop on a headset to experience the eye popping futuristic artworks created by Refik Anadol. Using data, architecture, projection, light and sound, the Turkish media artist creates… Audio
A different meter: poems instead of tickets
A Dunedin design student is converting old parking meters into machines that dish out poetry rather than tickets. Ben Alder's part of a team that wants to promote Dunedin's UNESCO City of Literature… Video, Audio, Gallery
Dunedin's BIG wee dreams
New Zealand's first UNESCO City of Literature is hosting its debut Urban Dream Brokerage project. This is where empty retail spaces are made available as temporary art installations. The first exhibit… Audio, Gallery
Walking inside a rainbow
'Exxopolis' is a network of winding tubes and soaring domes spanning more than a hundred square meters in size - it's an installation that will be touring various New Zealand locations. The exhibition… Audio, Gallery
The Best of Upbeat for 19 June 2015
Text: In this week's episode: Simon Denny and Matt Goertzen talk about the 'Secret Power' installation at this year's Venice Biennale, before Eva chats to New Zealand String Quartet cellist Rolf… Audio
Niki Hastings-McFall
Plant a tree and a bird will come, says artist Niki Hastings-McFall. But will they still turn up if you wrap the tree in thousands of artificial lei? Niki is doing just that in her new work, Fale Ula… Audio
NZ installation artist, Simon Denny
He's only in his early 30s but New Zealand installation artist Simon Denny has already had shows in the US and Europe, and the prestigious Museum of Modern Art in New York has recently bought one of… Audio
Lancaster Park: Field Theory
Memories of Christchurch's Lancaster Park are sought for a new art project called Field Theory. For nearly four years Lancaster Park (AMI/Jade Stadium) has lain dormant on the edge of the city, yet… Audio
Cleaning up at The Carwash
Any professional has to have not only the right tools for the job, but also the right space from which to work and be productive. Audio
Lawn Art
German artist Ralf Witthaus, whose canvas of choice is lawns, is planning to create a vast lawn installation for Auckland later in the year - The Borehole to New Zealand - as part of his first… Audio