ArtAsiaPacific: Art In The Interim

The building that housed Zina Swanson’s and James Oram’s studios after the earthquake, 2011. Courtesy Vanessa Coxhead.

ZINA SWANSON’s watercolor paintings and installation work from her “Symptoms of Incompatibility” exhibition were lost with her studio after the February 22 earthquake. Courtesy the artist.

An Urban Search and Rescue fireman in Tony de Lautour’s studio taking a painting off a stretcher to carry it out of Christchurch’s Tower Building, 2011. Photo by Neil Semple. Courtesy Tony de Latour.

Tony de Lautour now works out of his garage after his studio was destroyed in the February earthquake. Courtesy Tony de Lautour.

Exterior view of ABC Gallery, an artist-run space that opened in March 2011 in Addington, Christchurch, which closed in February 2012 after their last group show, “Naptime.” ABC collective continues to organize offsite exhibitions.

Installation view of JAMES ORAM’s “James Oram” at ABC Gallery, Christchurch, 2011. Courtesy ABC Gallery.

Installation view of OSCAR ENBERG’s “Who Deflated Roger Rabbit?” at ABC Gallery, Christchurch, 2011. Courtesy ABC Gallery.

WAYNE YOULE, I seem to have temporarily misplaced my sense of humour, 2011, design for a mural presented by Christchurch Art Gallery and Gap Filler. Courtesy the artist and Christchurch Art Gallery.

Art in the Interim