Old Genes: Artists reading Len Lye
Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
10 December 2011 – 26 February 2012
Old Genes: Artists reading Len Lye, presents a fresh look at the importance of Len Lye within contemporary New Zealand art.

Breath – the fleeting intensity of life
Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
10 December 2011 – 26 February 2012
An exhibition of contemporary art work by renowned New Zealand filmmaker Vincent Ward opens at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery in December.

Vincent Ward’s memorable filmic work has long offered a powerful and unique contribution to Aotearoa New Zealand’s visual experience.

Len Lye: All Souls Carnival
Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
September 10 – 27 November, 2011
From September 10, Len Lye will fill New Plymouth’s Govett-Brewster Art Gallery in the largest exhibition of his work ever presented in New Zealand. The Govett-Brewster has been home to the Len Lye Foundation Collection and Archive for more than 30 years.

Fiona Pardington: The pressure of sunlight falling
Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
June 11 – August 28, 2011
Fiona Pardington’s The pressure of sunlight falling is a powerful series of large-scale photographs that feature life-casts including those of indigenous peoples of the South Pacific taken during one of French explorer Dumont d’Urville’s nineteenth-century voyages.

Dane Mitchell: Radiant Matter Part 1
Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
March 5 – May 29, 2011
Perfumes, vaporisers and de-humidifiers form the base of the Govett-Brewster’s latest exhibition Dane Mitchell: Radiant Matter Part 1.

The Gallery’s New Zealand Artist in Residence Dane Mitchell investigates materials in states of transition.