After being named winner of the 2009 New Zealand National Drawing Awards, John Ward Knox will be exhibiting his new work Gains on Losses at Enjoy Gallery in Wellington from April 23 to May 16. On display for the public eye will be an elegant group of new work by the artist, which will expand on notions of an […]
Design exhibition deemed not to disappoint
Travelling the world for three years and having already showed in Torino, Kyoto, Hong Kong and Melbourne, this international touring exhibition entitled The Dimension of the Plane—Communication Design in Germany is set to deliver some of Germany’s most current, innovative and leading-edge design. The exhibition, curated by the Rat für Formgebung (German Design Council) in Frankfurt, is an overview of […]
New Zealand’s triumphs at Home Design Awards
The array of furniture and objects in the Home Design Awards 2009 are testament to the fact that New Zealand designers are being well recognized internationally. ‘I think the selection of furniture and objects in the Design Awards 2009 shows that New Zealand designers are easily able to foot it on the world stage,’ said the […]
Grace Kelly portrait to be auctioned May 9
The late HSH Princess Grace would have turned 80 this year had she not been tragically killed in a car crash in the 1980s. Painter Peter Engels’ portrait of the Princess, Vintage, will be auctioned on May 9 at 3 p.m. by Sotheby’s at the Casino de Monaco, in the presence of her son, HSH […]
Amandari in Bali celebrates 20th anniversary with festivities
Amandari, based in Ubud in central Bali, has completed a series of refurbishments, including the addition of fibreoptic cabling and new gym equipment. To boot, it is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a series of special events from April to October 2009. From exhibitions on Balinese textiles, painting, wood carving and photography to traditional dance […]
Keeping fit the Cirque the Soleil way with Reebok
Cirque du Soleil was the subject of a large article in the first Twinpalms Lucire in Thailand, but we didn’t expect it would really get in to fashion. Enter Reebok, which has followed up the Step Reebok programme of the late 1980s with Jukari Fit to Fly, an exercise routine developed with the circus arts’ […]
Some years ago I had the privilege of driving through Europe visiting the famous car museums there—from the less-known Rosso Bianco collection in Aschaffenburg to the Musée Nationale in Mulhouse. There’s a new one that’s a must, opening today in Stuttgart: the Porsche Museum. Delayed by a year and with its construction costing […]
New works by David Kapp at Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica
I am a big fan of this artist, who only gets better and better as the years pass. Had the pleasure of visiting Kapp’s latest installation of work completed in 2008 at the opening in Santa Monica last night, and found the canvases as durable and surprising as ever. His colour palette evolves with deep […]
Kelly Thompson opens new exhibition in Wellington
The only New Zealander to have photographed more than one Lucire cover, Kelly Thompson, opened her new illustration exhibition at the new Pixel Ink Gallery in Wellington tonight. Kelly’s illustrations have mixed realism, innocence and female sexuality. Her latest exhibition, Recent Works, differs from her earlier work by avoiding block colours. Glen Cooper, […]
Kate Moss gold sculpture unveiled
A gold sculpture (the maquette is shown at left) of supermodel Kate Moss, dubbed Siren, has been unveiled at the British Museum. The statue, weighing 50 kg, is the work of artist Marc Quinn. It is claimed to be the largest gold statue since those made in ancient Egypt and has been valued at […]
