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October 1935 by Aliyah Winter
07.05.23 | Divyaa KumarEntanglement
by Josh Carlier
06.04.23 | Nathan Regal
Te Mahi Peita and Kare ā-Roto
by Tini Whetū Project Space
24.03.23 | Caitlin Rose Donnelly
The Power that Flows Through Us
by Matthew Galloway
04.02.23 | Andrea BellUp from, beyond the.
Touching Time by Yukari Kaihori
30.12.22 | J. A. KennedyHair/Here
Misaeng by Min-Young Her
09.12.22 | Vanessa Crofskey
June editorial
On ellipses and returning
25.11.22 | Orissa KeaneFlotsam
Exhibition by Gareth Brighton
14.10.22 | Linda DimitrievskiSing Alongs Volume 1
Exhibition by Sam Clague
23.09.22 | Max FleuryPapatūnga
Reflecting on the curatorial approach of James Tapsell-Kururangi
19.08.22 | Misong Kim
Heartbeat
Songs of Rupture by David Green
25.07.2022 | Iona Winter
bold blue, red hill
Exhibition by Caitlin Clarke
05.07.2022 | Simon Palenskineeds
Exhibition by Antje Tamae Barke
23.06.22 | Sascha WallOpenings
Exhibition by Daniel Strang
15.06.22 | Theo MacdonaldKo wai a Māpihi? This is not water
Exhibition by Cae Te Wheoro Heke and Nick Denton
29.05.22 | Kasi Valuthe Secret Path
Exhibition by Tini Whetū and the Platform Project
08.05.22 | Stacey KokauaWild Once More
Exhibition curated by Christopher Ulutupu
12.04.22 | Robbie HandcockHomefire
Exhibition by Sorawit Songsataya
31.03.22 | Jane WallaceTranscripts: All
Transcripts is a series of interviews conducted by Theo Macdonald originally for 95bFM’s Artbank programme, transcribed for Vernacular.
The Faux Canon
A Retrospective by Mercury Tower
03.03.22 | Charlotte Filipov
I See Mycelium / I Hear the Sound of Broken Glass
Exhibition by Georgette Brown
20.02.22 | Robyn Maree Pickens
Mana Whenua at Wormhole
Jordan Davey-Emms in conversation with Sarah Hudson and Felixe Laing
22.01.22 | Jordan Davey-Emms, Sarah Hudson, Felixe LaingRebirth in the chaos
TOWARDS THE SUN by Connor Fitzgerald
01.12.21 | Whiro Walker
Hate to rain on your parade
Exhibition by Hannah Ireland
15.11.21 | Theo Macdonald
With training wheels on
A facilitatorial
06.11.21 | Orissa Keane
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