Kate Newby, I'm just like a pile of leaves
The Gallery's north terrace will host a flexible programme of artworks rotating over a six-month period. One of New Zealand's new generation of installation artists, Kate Newby, has created its first commissioned artwork.
Tread softly over Newby's I'm just like a pile of leaves, as she invites you to look again and discover the poetic beauty that lurks within our everyday surroundings. Discover the hidden gems glinting from within and grapple with the work's conflicting harshness and softness. Be reminded that the everyday is, in fact, extraordinary.
Newby's installation is one of three temporary commissioned works which celebrate the opening of the developed Gallery.
Sculpture terrace
Until 2012
Kate Newby, I'm just like a pile of leaves, 2011
concrete, cinder block, oxide, rope
Commissioned by Auckland Art Gallery Toi o T?maki, 2011
Generously supported by Chartwell Trust
Corner of Kitchener and Wellesley Streets
Auckland Central
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