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Her Magazine June July 2013

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:art Dressed to kill 'Dressed to Kill' by Linda Gair is an exhibition that reworks, explores, and further develops the partly realised theme from her earlier exhibition "Wardrobe." Taking inspiration from both Frida Kahlo and the 'Day of the Dead' tradition, Dressed to Kill regards clothes as sculptural objects possessed of a human quality. This human element is represented by the works displayed on skeletons, an elemental facet of human being. "In my recent visit to Central and South Eastern Mexico, I made a point of searching out several landmarks that decades ago I had promised myself to visit. These were Kahlo's 'Blue House'(family home) and the one she moved to after her marriage to renown Mexican muralist Diego Rivera. I was intent on finding as many of their works held in public collections as I could. These experiences were 'spiritual' on many levels and inspired creative exploration and discovery within my own practice." www.depotartspace.co.nz Art Fair Art is a competitive business. Galleries vie for the art buyer's attention and by all rights Jennifer Buckley and Deborah White (shown above), both gallery owners in trendy Grey Lynn, could be expected to be fighting each other for their share of that attention. In their case, however, competition has bred a strong business relationship and friendship. Their shared vision for promoting contemporary art led them to establish New Zealand's first and only international art fair. The idea wasn't an immediate success. The first event in 2005, held in a temporary structure in Briotmart, featured seventeen mainly local galleries. Eight years and four fairs later, the fair boasts more than 40 exhibitions and projects by Australia and New Zealand's leading galleries and their most sought after artists. "Deborah and I share a vision of making the the art world more accessible, and what better way than by bringing the best of what our world has to offer into one space?" says Buckley, Director of Auckland Art Fair. "Art is presented very democratically at the fair and everyone is welcome.You can be a critic, curator, collector or simply curious. Everyone is tipped into the same pot and visitors are invited to spend some time, and to look, listen and learn." Their relationship is the glue that makes the art fair such a success with Buckley running the fair's commercial aspects and producing the overall event while White curates and coordinates the Art Fair forum - a public programme of lively panel discussions, special projects and artist talks. The biennial Art Fair, featuring more than 40 exhibitions, projects and installations by New Zealand and Australia's most forward thinking galleries, and the region's top contemporary artists, will be on show at The Cloud, on Queens Wharf from 7 – 11 August. www.artfair.co.nz 86 | www.h e rma gaz i n e . c o. n z

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