Friday, August 24, 2012

Arts on Sunday on Radio New Zealand National - 26 August 2012


 12:43
The story of early New Zealand fashion Before there were fashion retail outlets in New Zealand, and long before quick and easy internet online fashion shopping, most New Zealanders wore home sewn clothes. If you were lucky and you could sew or knew someone who could, you could be not only presentable but also fashionable.  Many others had no option but to make their own clothes, with mixed results. An upcoming exhibition by the Fashion Museum has delved into the wardrobes and bottom drawers of some of those early home sewers.  This week in The Arts on Sunday, Lynn Freeman speaks to one of the organisers Doris du Pont, and to one of the contributors, Rosey Thomas.

12:48 
Does New Zealand need a law to protect objects borrowed from overseas institutions from being seized by others with an interest in them?
The Ministry for Culture and Heritage has put out a discussion document looking at the pros and cons of immunity from seizure legislation. Dr Claudia Orange from Te Papa shares her views on whether such a law would make it easier for our museums, art galleries and universities to borrow some artworks and artefacts from overseas institutions.

1:10 
At The Movies: Simon Morris looks at the first Bourne-free Bourne movie - The Bourne Legacy.

1:31 
TV scriptwriter and short film maker Kate McDermott has worked on successful series like Go Girls and is the head writer for the second series of Nothing Trivial. Plus she has a new TV series on the go, we'll find out what she can tell us about it.

1:41 
Len Lye - The Opera: After ten years hard work, composer Eve de Castro Robinson gets to fulfill her dream. We hear from her and the opera's artistic director, Uwe Grodd.

1:53 
Kate Newby concludes our series of interviews with the 2010 Walters Art Prize Nominees.

2:05 
The Laugh Track: Silo Theatre's Shane Bosher and Sophie Henderson, ahead of the company's revival of Noel Coward's Private Lives.

2:26 
Four years ago Matt Nache and a friend set up a contemporary art gallery in a warehouse space that overlooks the clock tower. They wanted to provide a space where local people could view world-class contemporary art. Matt's now going it alone, representing a long list of New Zealand artists, some of whom are now based overseas. Sonia Sly finds out about Paul Nache Gallery and speaks to one of its rising young stars, visual artist Matt Arbuckle who is currently based in the UK.  
 
2:38 
We profile one of the real champions of New Zealand literature, Ruth Todd (right). She's a stalwart of the Christchurch Writers and Readers Festival which returns after a four years hiatus due to the earthquakes.

2:48 
The story of how Masterton independent bookseller, Hedleys, scored a David Bowie coup! They have a few precious copies of a limited edition book Speed of Life, in which Bowie collaborated on with his favourite photographer, Sukita. David Hedley will be launching his new art gallery with prints from the book.

3:05 
The Drama Hour: The Bid, by Matthew Solon - What went wrong with England's bid to stage the 2018 FIFA World Cup?

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