03 Magazine: August 04, 2023

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Suite as
The fifth installment of Dunedin Public Art
Gallery’s biennial exhibition programme exploring
contemporary art in Ōtepoti, Suite 2023 – which
marks a decade of the programme’s existence –
showcases four exhibitions of Dunedin artists whose
work is united by modern narratives and multi-media:
Kate Fitzharris plays with scale and celebrates the
history carried by objects across time; Madison Kelly
(Kāi Tahu, Kāti Mamoe, Pākehā) works with drawing
and percussion; Motoko Kikkawa presents a personal
‘skyscape’ to explore possible futures; and Hannah
Joynt and Jane Venis, who work collaboratively as Small
Measures, confront the absurdity of contemporary life.
Suite 2023 runs until November 12 at DPAG.
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Motoko Kikkawa, ‘My Sky’ (installation view), 2023, Japanese
ganryo (watercolour) on paper and digital video. Courtesy of
the artist. Photo: Justin Spiers
Pet protectors
Aotearoa has one of the highest rates of pet ownership
in the world, which sadly means that our pets make
up a silent but significant statistic in family violence
scenarios. Three leading businesswomen – World’s
Denise L’estrange-Corbet, Pet Refuge and Kidscan’s Julie
Chapman and Mr Soft Top’s Rachel Staples – have come
together to raise awareness and funds for Pet Refuge,
which provides shelter for affected animals, keeping them
safe while until they can be reunited with their owners
who have escaped abuse. Dame Denise has lent her
name and expertise to a range of bespoke Mr Soft Top
dog sweaters, with all profits going to Pet Refuge.
mrsofttop.com/pages/petrefuge
Pop art
What do you do when a museum is undergoing
major redevelopment and the buildings get
emptied out? Canterbury Museum’s answer is to
stage a pop-up museum, with collections from
their Rolleston Avenue site finding a new home
on the first floor of the CoCA building at 66
Gloucester Street. One half of the pop-up space
is dedicated to highlights and visitor faves from the
permanent collections, while the other displays
more ephemeral exhibitions. First off the rank is
Six Extinctions, produced by Gondwana Studios,
where visitors travel millions of years into our
history to eyeball past predators and learn about
mass extinction events.
canterburymuseum.com