Urbanism 11 March: g&m design giveaway
Win a Personalised Typographic Artwork 
Wellington’s g&m design takes 20 of your favourite words and use antique letterpress printers’ blocks to produce a totally personalised and hand-printed work of typographic art.
We have one of these fantastic prints (worth $670) to give away. The winner can choose their own colours and words, whether around a particular theme or a collection of significant words, names, places and dates. Just email urbanism@agm.co.nz with the answer to the question below, and “g&m design” in the subject line. Entries close 24 March 2010.
Question: What is the name of the black and yellow artwork in the gallery section of g&m’s website?
(Please note, the print is supplied unframed and as it is hand-printed to order, will take 4-6 weeks to be delivered.)
>> Visit www.gandmdesign.co.nz
AUDI VIP Prize Announced 
Congratulations to Barry Copeland from Auckland architecture practice Copeland Associates for winning the fabulous VIP Audi Experience for registering early for Urbis DesignDay. On 20 March, Barry and three guests will start the day with an exclusive champagne breakfast and travel between installations in a luxurious Audi.
Although Earlybird Registrations have closed, don’t miss out on the opportunity to be a part of Designday. Either register
here or register on the day at the Urbis desk in the Ironbank building, Cross Street, Newton.
Exhibition: Reuben Paterson in Dunedin 
New Zealand artist Reuben Patterson’s intricate glitter-covered canvases have been dazzling art audiences for some time now, and it looks as the rest of Australasia is sitting up and taking notice. He will appear at the Asia Pacific Triennial in Queensland this year, and has also been commissioned to create a room for the Sydney Biennale. Catch him in New Zealand at Auckland’s Gow Langsford Gallery (until 20 March) and Milford Galleries Dunedin from 22 May to the 16 June.
Image: ‘Bound by Territory – The Innocent’ (2008) – © Reuben Paterson
>> Visit www.milfordgalleries.co.nz
New Product: Touchy Feely 
HP, which is working closely with Urbis on Designday, has introduced its first multitouch-enabled tablet for business users as well as notebook PCs. The new designs are set to be released in mid-April. “The HP business touch tablet is the latest addition to the broad mix of choices that HP offers business customers to best improve manageability, productivity and mobility,” said Simon Molloy, Market Development Manager, HP New Zealand. Which is business speak for saying the nifty new multi-touch enabled tablets look cool, and work even better.
>> Visit www.hp.co.nz
Atelier Van Lieshout: Cascade 
Cheery Dutch artist Joep Van Lieshout has already taken the idea of sustainability to sinister extremes with SlaveCity, a profit-focused architectural distopia where humans are recycled at the end of their productive life. His studio, Atelier Van Lieshout, also unveiled a new sculpture in Rotterdam’s international port earlier this week. Cascade stands at eight metres tall and is made of polyester and 18 stacked oil drums, which appear to descend from above in a monumental column. A syrupy mass dripping from the drums forms human figures. Intentionally referencing the victory columns of previous centuries, Van Lieshout’s work is in fact an anti-monument, a social statement about the economic crisis and exhaustion of raw materials. So that’s nice.
>> Visit Atelier Van Lieshout
Design Hotel: Ace 
New York’s Ace Hotel, formerly The Breslin and now part of the Ace chain of stylish, budget accommodation, was launched recently with an interior redesign by NY-based practice Roman and Williams. It now sports a lobby stripped back to elegant turn-of-the-century bones, rooms classed as “cheap” through to “large” with vintage furniture and stencil art, and the well-received Breslin Bar and Dining Room featuring English-style nose-to-tail fare, in the heart of Manhattan. What’s not to like?
>> Read more here
>> Find the Ace Hotel here
The Govett-Brewster Parties Like It’s 2010 
A street party marked the opening of New Plymouth’s Govett-Brewster Gallery in 1970, and this year, another street party will celebrate its 40 years of work. To reflect its contribution to the cultural life of New Zealand, this party will be an artist-led multimedia and performance event, open to all ages.
“The street party will be an extraordinary one-off event, with an eclectic mix of local and national talent set to thrill audiences on the night. We invite everyone to celebrate the occasion with us,” says Govett-Brewster Director Rhana Devenport.
Saturday 27 March, from 5.00pm – 10.30pm. Outdoor performances start at 6.30pm.
>> Visit www.govettbrewster.com
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