field trip!

On our way back up north, we made a stop in New Plymouth to visit the Govett-Brewster Contemporary Art Museum. We had heard from numerous people how great the gallery was and so we headed there with high expectations. Even though the main gallery was closed while they hung the next show, what we were able to see did not disappoint. In fact, it was really great.

Some of the highlights were Alfredo and Isabel Aquilizan’s Passage (the Eighth Fleet) which invited viewers to build a cardboard ship of your own to add to the instillation.

When we saw Tiffany Signh’s einstein was a buddhist we were instantly reminded of the piece we saw of hers in Auckland. Her work is a beautiful explosion of colors and textures.

Brook Andrew’s The Cell was an inflatable patterned magic world. After you put on a full body suit with a matching geometric pattern you are allowed to enter the piece. Lindsay and I spent most of our time rolling around until we were dizzy, it was the most fun I have had in an art gallery probably ever. 

In summation, go to Govett-Brewster. Unfortunately, thses shows have come down and new ones have gone up, but if the work that we saw was any indication, the curators have awesome taste and it would definitely be worth a trip.