Len Lye Exhibition: All Souls Carnival

An experimental filmmaker, poet, painter, kinetic sculptor, eccentric and ebullient personality, Len Lye (1901 - 1980) is one of New Zealand's most internationally recognised modern artists.

Working also in London and New York, Lye was an intensely creative figure whose vibrant "direct" films were made without a camera, by drawing, painting and scratching the film itself.

Lye's thunderous motorised stainless steel sculptures shake, spin and wobble to create mesmerising forms in motion.

The Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, home to much of Lye's work, offers a stunning exhibition of this highly innovative and influential artist.

The exhibition will feature many kinetic works, include the following audience favourites:
• Trilogy
• Blade
• Universe
• Fountain

Admission to the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery is free, although visitor donations (koha) enable the Gallery to ensure the ongoing provision of dynamic programmes.

Len Lye Symposium - Saturday 10 September, 2pm - 4.30pm
Join us for a lively discussion of the ideas and art of Len Lye in the Gallery Theatre. Entry is free and light refreshments will be served.

The moderator will be Tyler Cann, who is Len Lye Curator-at-large at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery and Curator for IKON Gallery, and is joined by:
• Roger Horrocks - Biographer of Len Lye and Emeritus Professor, Auckland University
• Anne Kirker - Curator, Writer and Adjunct Associate Professor, Queensland College of Art
• Luke Smythe - PhD Candidate Art History, Yale University
• Evan Webb - Director, Len Lye Foundation.

Curator's Talk - Sunday 11 September, 11.30am

Join Tyler Cann (Len Lye Curator-at-large at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery and Curator for IKON Gallery) for an enlightening walk through Len Lye: All Souls Carnival.

Extended Gallery hours for the REAL New Zealand Festival and Rugby World Cup 2011:
11 September - 17 September, 9am - 5pm.
24 September - 27 September, 9am - 5pm.
Exhibition Insight tours are at 11.30am and 2.30pm on these days.

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