http://www.thebigidea.co.nz/taxonomy/term/12138/all Latest content filtered by Tag xx http://www.thebigidea.co.nz/news/columns/mark-amery-visual-arts/2010/jul/72638-smashing-up <p>By Mark Amery</p><p>On Saturday, alongside other strangers, I had the pleasure in the name of art of taking a sledgehammer and axe to James R Ford’s cursed black Nissan Primera. As widely reported he’d bought the vehicle off Trade Me and it had caused him nothing but trouble. <span class='read-more'><a href="http://www.thebigidea.co.nz/news/columns/mark-amery-visual-arts/2010/jul/72638-smashing-up" target="_blank"><strong>Read More&nbsp;&raquo;</strong></a></span></p> http://www.thebigidea.co.nz/news/columns/mark-amery-visual-arts/2010/jul/72638-smashing-up#comments Sculpture Visual Arts Lower Hutt Wellington Region James R Ford Smash n Tag thenewdowse Under Construction Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:53:03 +1200 Mark Amery 72638 at http://www.thebigidea.co.nz http://www.thebigidea.co.nz/news/whats-on-show-reviews/2010/jun/70077-under-construction <p><em>Under Construction</em> is a collection of individual artists projects that respond to notions of space, location and environment.&nbsp; <strong>Douglas Bagnall, Fiona Connor, Joanna Langford, Karin van Roosmalen</strong> and <strong>A.D. Schierning</strong> each have differing practices, but all provide comment on the constructed environment and our relationship with it. <span class='read-more'><a href="http://www.thebigidea.co.nz/news/whats-on-show-reviews/2010/jun/70077-under-construction" target="_blank"><strong>Read More&nbsp;&raquo;</strong></a></span></p> Installation Visual Arts Lower Hutt Wellington Region Environment thenewdowse Under Construction Sun, 20 Jun 2010 18:14:38 +1200 The Dowse Art Museum 70077 at http://www.thebigidea.co.nz