New Zealand Arts Review
Reviews, News and Commentary by John Daly-Peoples
Forever Tomorrow: Chinese Art Now
John Daly-Peoples Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki Forever Tomorrow: Chinese Art Now Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki Sat 2 May–Sun 23 Aug 2026 John Daly-Peoples Next month the Auckland Art Gallery will be opening a major survey of Chinese contemporary art. “Forever Tomorrow” showcases how Chinese artists have grappled with China’s transformation since…
Ten Thousand Hours
Reviewed by John Daly-Peoples Ten Thousand Hours Gravity & Other Myths Auckland Arts Festival Civic Theatre March 19 – 22 Reviewed by John Daly-Peoples Gravity & Other Myths Director: Lachlan Binns Associate Director: Darcy Grant Set & Lighting Designer: Chris Petredis Assistant Designer: Max Mackenzie Composer: Nick Martyn, Shenzo Gregorio Costume Designer: Olivia Zanchetta Production Manager: Martin Schreiber Creative Producer: Jascha Boyce Ensemble: Jacob…
Two spectacular concerts delivered by the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra
Reviewed by John Daly-Peoples Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Auckland Town Hall Auckland Arts Festival March 19 & 20 Reviewed by John Daly-Peoples The highlights of this year’s Auckland Arts Festival were the two concerts presented by the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, the oldest symphony in Asia which has a formidable history of touring. The seventy strong orchestra…
Sincere Apologies: did you really say that
John Daly-Peoples Sincere Apologies Don Koop, Jamie Lewis and David Wiliams Auckland Arts Festival Loft, Q Theatre Until March 22 Reviewed by John Daly-Peoples It’s opening night of Sincere Apologies but there are only twenty-five people in the Loft at Q with seating for more than one hundred. Maybe people have read about the show…
Auckland Art Gallery announces the finalists for 2027 Walters Prize.
John Daly-Peoples Held every three years, the Walters Prize is widely regarded as Aotearoa New Zealand’s most prestigious award for contemporary art. Over its 24-year history, the prize has helped elevate contemporary New Zealand art, both nationally and internationally. Conceived as a platform to showcase excellence in the visual arts, it has bolstered careers, stimulated…
Shane Foley, Time and Tide: Looking at Auckland’s past
Reviewed by John Daly-Peoples Shane Foley, Time and Tide Artis Gallery Until March 30 Reviewed by John Daly-Peoples Shane Foley’s “Tide and Tide” exhibition is based of archival images of Auckland‘s waterfront from the nineteenth and early twentieth century. They are of images of foreshores, beaches and building, most of the which have disappeared, Several…
Paul Moon, The Art of Colonisation
Reviewed by John Daly-Peoples Paul Moon, The Art of Colonisation: Images of Europe’s encounters with New Zealand, by Ugly Hill Press RRP $55.00 Reviewed by John Daly-Peoples Paul Moon’s “The Art of Colonisation” is the latest in a number of books which have looked at New Zealand art from a political and social perspective. This…
Bluebeards Castle: NZ Opera’s & Auckland Philharmonia’s inspired performance
Reviewed by John Daly-Peoples Bluebeards Castle By Bela Bartok NZ Opera & Auckland Arts Festival Aotea Centre March 13th & 14th Reviewed by John Daly-Peoples In Bela Bartok’s original staging of Bluebeards Castle, the newlywed Judith enters her husband’s dark, foreboding castle where she is faced with seven locked doors that she is forbidden to…
A Place in Sultan’s Kitchen
Reviewed by John Daly-Peoples A Place in Sultan’s Kitchen (or How to Make the Perfect One Pot Chicken Curry) By Joshua Hinton (and Dominic Hinton) Auckland Arts Festival Rangatira, Q Theatre Until March 15 Reviewed by John Daly-Peoples Making a one-pot chicken curry is so easy. The recipe is really straight forward. Slice up some…
Duck Pond: Classy and skillful
John Daly-Peoples Duck Pond Circa Auckland Arts Festival Aotea Centre March 12 – 15 John Daly-Peoples In the hands of the Australian company Circe the world’s most romantic ballet is re-imagined as a circus spectacular, full of Circa’s signature physicality and shot through with cheeky humour and a thoroughly contemporary energy. The audience is swept…
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