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"Guy Ngan: Either Possible or Necessary" is the latest show at Artspace. Curators Remco de Blaaij and Lachlan Taylor talk about the artist, his life, and how they curated the show. Guy Ngan 顏國 鍇 (1926 – 2017) was a second generation Chinese-New Zealander born in Wellington, who started practicing wood carving at a young age, and went on to have an extensive career as a sculptor, public artist, muralist and designer. Auau was a recent live participatory performance by Mark Harvey. In association with the Kauri Project, his latest work involved him walking the streets of West Auckland, pulling a log made of cardboard, ending up at Corbyn Estate Arts Centre. The work raised awareness of the various plights of kauri. He was also involved in "Guy Ngan: Either Possible or Necessary" and talked about his work for that show.

A weekly arts magazine show run as a collective by artists and writers active in the Auckland arts community and beyond. Artbank is independent of any art institutions, galleries or funding bodies. The aim is to provide a unique and engaged perspective with a view to providing audiences access to a few of the multiple voices of the arts communities in Aotearoa.

Primary Title
  • Artbank on Sunday
Date Broadcast
  • Sunday 9 June 2019
Start Time
  • 11 : 00
Finish Time
  • 12 : 00
Duration
  • 60:00
Channel
  • 95bFM
Broadcaster
  • Auckland University Students' Association
Programme Description
  • A weekly arts magazine show run as a collective by artists and writers active in the Auckland arts community and beyond. Artbank is independent of any art institutions, galleries or funding bodies. The aim is to provide a unique and engaged perspective with a view to providing audiences access to a few of the multiple voices of the arts communities in Aotearoa.
Episode Description
  • "Guy Ngan: Either Possible or Necessary" is the latest show at Artspace. Curators Remco de Blaaij and Lachlan Taylor talk about the artist, his life, and how they curated the show. Guy Ngan 顏國 鍇 (1926 – 2017) was a second generation Chinese-New Zealander born in Wellington, who started practicing wood carving at a young age, and went on to have an extensive career as a sculptor, public artist, muralist and designer. Auau was a recent live participatory performance by Mark Harvey. In association with the Kauri Project, his latest work involved him walking the streets of West Auckland, pulling a log made of cardboard, ending up at Corbyn Estate Arts Centre. The work raised awareness of the various plights of kauri. He was also involved in "Guy Ngan: Either Possible or Necessary" and talked about his work for that show.
Classification
  • Not Classified
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Radio
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • Yes
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.