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.

Crucial central government support announced today by the Minister for the Arts, Culture and Heritage the Hon. Christopher Finlayson is a critical step towards making the Len Lye Centre a reality.

Lance Girling-Butcher, New Plymouth District Councillor and Len Lye Committee Chairman, says the committee is delighted with the Minister’s announcement that the Len Lye Centre will receive support of $4 million over two years from the Government’s Regional Museums Policy for Capital Construction Costs.

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.