Film + Q&A: Frances Hodgkins, Anything but a Still Life
Schedule
Sat Jul 13 2024 at 11:00 am
Location
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū | Christchurch, CA
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Join us for director Blandine Massiet du Biest’s debut documentary feature, 'Anything but a Still Life' which explores the life and art of celebrated expatriate painter Frances Hodgkins.This screening will feature a Q & A with Blandine Massiet du Biest and curator Ken Hall.
Spending much of her life and career in Europe, Hodgkins was a modernist painter whose work continues to inspire contemporary New Zealand artists. The film retraces Hodgkins' footsteps, taking viewers to the places she lived and worked, and shedding light on the challenges she faced and her unwavering commitment to her craft. Featuring insights from experts like Mary Kisler, Linda Tyler, Joanne Drayton and Jonathan Gooderham, as well as creatives such as Kate Sylvester and Star Gossage, the film celebrates Hodgkins' courage and determination as a pioneering woman in the arts, and her enduring legacy as a role model for women everywhere.
90 mins, G, 2023.
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Where is it happening?
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, Worcester Boulevard,Christchurch, New ZealandEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
