Thom Le Noël and Alex McFarlane are featured in the May 2025 issue of The Art Paper, which was launched at this year’s Aotearoa Art Fair. Each issue of The Art Paper carries a theme—this latest edition explores the theme of "Ghost."

Thom Le Noël is profiled in an eight-page interview with Charles Ninow, titled Whiplash. The interview recounts Ninow’s first encounter with Le Noël’s practice and delves into the foundations of the artist’s work, as well as the motivations that continue to drive it.

Alex McFarlane’s practice is discussed in the article Glitter on the Highway: Fiona Clark & Raewyn Turner and Alex McFarlane. The article examines her 2022 performance Nina’s Dance at ArtsPeace Aotearoa and its relationship to a 1973 performance by Fiona Clark and Raewyn Turner, in which the two performed at the now-defunct and legendary strip club, The Pink Pussycat.

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On the Saturday of the recent Aotearoa Art Fair, Charles Ninow filmed an informal walkthrough of his booth at the fair. He discussed the works presented by Thom Le Noël, Alex McFarlane, and Ralph Paine.

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In its coverage of the Aotearoa Art Fair, Thom Le Noël was featured as an artist to watch.

Ahead of presenting her artworks at the Aotearoa Art Fair, Alex McFarlane sat down for an interview with Sauce Magazine, in collaboration with the Aotearoa Art Fair, who visited the artist at her Auckland studio.

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Alex McFarlane and Thom Le Noël are both featured in the Autumn 2025 edition of Le Noël appears in the magazine’s coverage of the upcoming Aotearoa Art Fair, which includes an image of his painting Floor suck (2023, oil on canvas, 500 x 300mm, private collection). McFarlane is featured in a review of her recent exhibition Extraordinary Contact, written by Dr Chelsea Nichols, Senior Curator at The Dowse Art Museum. Extraordinary Contact was held at Wellington’s Enjoy Contemporary Art Space from 6 December 2024 to 1 February 2025.

Charles Ninow will be participating in the 2025 edition of The fair will take place from 1 to 4 May at Auckland’s Viaduct Events Centre. Charles has previously participated in the fair through his venture Bowerbank Ninow, in 2018 and 2019 respectively. However, this will be his first presentation under his own name.

In addition to exhibiting at the fair, Charles will also take part in the public programme. He will host a game show–style quiz in which a panel of art world personalities compete against one another. The event, So You Think You Know About Art, will take place on Saturday 3 May at 3:30pm.

he encouragement and support of the team at Aotearoa Art Fair have played an instrumental role in making our participation a reality. The fair is a vital platform for the promotion, visibility, and growth of the art market in Aotearoa. We’re pleased to be playing a part in this landmark event on the arts calendar.

Thumbnail image: Votive (panel two), 2023, oil on canvas, 250 x 400mm

Our exhibition of photographs by John Johns was featured in the March issue of Verve magazine. The article, Art of March by Aimee Ralfini, includes a write-up about the exhibition alongside several others showing in Karangahape Road galleries.

This link takes you to a digital version of the article.

Charles joined Kathryn Ryan on RNZ’s Nine to Noon to discuss the gallery’s exhibition of photographs by John Johns. The interview covered a wide range of topics, from John Johns’ personal history to Charles’s relationship with the work and the resonance of the images in today’s world.

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Listen to the interview here.

We would like to extend a sincere and heartfelt thanks to everyone who has supported us this year. It has taken the efforts of an entire community to get the doors of the gallery open, and we are absolutely humbled by the love that Auckland City and the rest of the country have shown us.

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Saturday, 21st December, is the final day that the gallery will be open to the public for 2024. Charles will return to the office in January 2025, and our next exhibition will open in February of that year.

We wish everyone a healthy, restorative, and enriching summer. We can’t wait for you to see what we have in store for the year ahead.

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Charles joined Angie Skerrett on RNZ's Culture 101 to discuss his new gallery, Ralph Paine's exhibition, and his views on New Zealand's new resale royalty laws for artworks. Culture 101 is the latest iteration of RNZ's long-running Sunday arts coverage, which has become a cultural institution in Aotearoa.

Charles joined Sofia Roger Williams in the studio at 95bFM to discuss his new gallery, business philosophy, and plans for the future.

John Hurrell needs no introduction to followers of Auckland's gallery scene. In an age where major media outlets no longer publish art criticism, he is almost single-handedly carrying the torch of art critique in Aotearoa’s most populous city. In the first-ever review of an exhibition at our gallery, John Hurrell shares his thoughts on Ralph Paine's exhibition Leaves from a Pillow Book, published on his website EyeContact.

Maurizio Cattelan's Comedian has sold for about US$6.2 million (NZ$10.5m), about four times the initial estimate, at Sotheby's in New York. Seven bidders competed on Wednesday (New York time) to seize Italian artist's work, which was estimated to sell for up to US$1.5m. Founder of cryptocurrency platform TRON Justin Sun acquired the piece by placing his bid over the phone, which ArtNet reported was paid for using cryptocurrency. Charles joined Emile Donovan on RNZ Nights to discuss the sale.

Comedian by the Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, has been described as the most famous and controversial artwork of the 21st century. It's set to make history when it goes to auction this week at Sotheby's in New York, with a pre-sale estimate of up to USD1.5 million. On the eve of it's sale, Charles Ninow spoke to Emile Donovan about how we define and value art.