'New Generation' artist Eve Armstrong with UK artist Isaac Julien
'New Generation' artist Eve Armstrong with UK artist Isaac Julien
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As part of AK07, the Auckland Art Gallery hosted a party to celebrate the opening of Turbulence: The 3rd Auckland Triennial, the country's premier contemporary art exhibition.
The multi-venue exhibition includes works by 35 artists from 20 countries exploring the theme of turbulence - or today's complex andunpredictable cultural and political environment.
The international artists include Turner Prize finalists Isaac Julien (UK), Phil Collins (UK) and Willie Doherty (Northern Ireland) as well as Mona Hatoum (Palestine/UK), Michal Rovner (Israel/US), Fiona Hall (Australia), The Long March Project (People's Republic of China) and Carlos Capelán (Uruguay/Sweden). All are exhibited alongside nine Kiwis including Shane Cotton, John Pule and Yuk King Tan.
While the speeches continued inside, guests began to fill up the cordoned-off alfresco area beside the fountain until it was standing room only. Part-way through the evening, a brave performance artist donned a bathing suit and frolicked in the fountain with some flowers while being filmed, bemusing some and entertaining others.
After dark, the Kitchener St vantage point gave guests a perfect view of the Sky Tower's impressive fireworks to welcome the French pyrotechnicians Groupe F, who are performing free in the Domain tonight at 7.30.
