Dawson Road Mural Project
This amazing mural was painted this past weekend by three artists and 11 volunteers in Dawson Park in Otara.
A pretty outstanding interpretation of the design developed by Nicole Lim for Fresh Gallery Otara, in response to this video made by Janet Lilo:
From projecting the outline on Friday night…
Day 1 // Beginnings…
Plus 11 awesome volunteers
Day 2 // Team MJ working hard out
Screening the video at Tupu Youth Library
Important acknowledgements to the participants of the video interviews.
And those who designed and painted the mural.
When I remembered to take a group photo, we only had 3 volunteers left… ooops… my bad 
Click for full photographic documentation of the project
Click for the Dawson Road Mural Project blog
No Sense Making Cents // Siliga David Setoga
Siliga David Setoga’s highly anticipated first solo exhibition, No Sense Making Cents opened last week at Fresh Gallery Otara! For a full works list, click here.
A Distant Memory (2009) // vinyl, concrete rubble // variable dimensions // NFS
This new body of lightboxes was made specifically for No Sense Making Cents (NZD900); five sold at the Opening.
For the duration of No Sense Making Cents, Fresh Gallery Otara is selling PopoHardwear T-shirts exclusively (NZD30)
The limited edition catalogue features an essay by Samoan academic and film maker, Dionne Fonoti
No Sense Making Cents runs until Saturday 21 November.
Artist Talk: 12pm, Saturday 14 November
Fresh Gallery Otara
Hot Buys // Otara Town Centre
Tino Rangatiratanga flag mink blanket // $45 // King Kong
Tsunami Samoa lavalava // $30 // Old Aunty Ella’s
Nesian Tattoo // Mangere
.jpg "Joe Brown with Elijah, photo from NesianTattoo.co.nz")
I’m starting to see Joe Brown’s strong tattoo aesthetic a lot these days. On Saturday I saw an amazing calf tattoo at the Otara market and in discussion with someone at Fresh Gallery Otara later on, I was shown Joe’s website and the calf I had seen was in his gallery!
His space, Nesian Tattoo, is at 3/203 Kirkbride Road, Mangere
Open Tuesday – Friday, 10am – 5pm; Saturday 10am – 2pm
EMA TAVOLA // SOLO
EMA TAVOLA // SOLO
ONE NIGHT ONLY // RECENT WORKS
DECEMBER 2009
The Salon, Level 1, St Kevin’s Arcade, Karangahape Road, Auckland City
Loss, Love & The Sea // TONIGHT!
A poet’s work is to name the unnameable, to point at frauds, to take sides, start arguments, shape the world, and stop it going to sleep. – Salman Rushdie
TONIGHT!
