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A Place For Art: Auckland Art Gallery Toi O TamakiStock informationGeneral Fields
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DescriptionAn award-winning, landmark building on the edge of a beautiful city park, the newly developed Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki opened its doors on 3 September 2011. This book celebrates the incredible success of its transormation by architects FJMT+Archimedia on the site it has occupied since 1888. Embraced by local and international audiences alike, Auckland Art Gallery now takes its place as one of the most significant public buildings in New Zealand and is a world-class example of art museum architecture. Table of contentsA New Era Chronology of Auckland Art Gallery: 1888-2013 Site Visits Decommission - A Series of Photographs Rethinking Auckland Art Gallery: Design Director Richard Francis-Jones in Conversation with John Walsh Consultants & Contractors for Development Project Construction Diary: August 2008-September 2011 2011 Development Project Awards The Toi o Tamaki Maori Dimension Experience Maori Dimension Commissions: Fred Graham, Arnold Wilson & Anthony Wilson, Lonnie Hutchinson Major Collection Donors The Collection Contemporary Commissions:Choi Jeong Hwa, Kat Newby, Jeppe Hein Auckland Art Gallery Foundation Trustees; Development Partners; Major Foundation Donors Acknowledgements |