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Articles & Interviews
At Webb’s, we are fortunate to come into contact with a myriad of objects that carry with them a rich legacy of narratives, histories, traditions, and bursts of genius.
In the following articles and interviews, we talk with our specialists to dive into their expert knowledge, and explore insights from artists and academics to discover what cultural alchemy is behind the objects that come through our doors.
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Casual Friday Fantasies: Yuki Kihara's Victories
Sophie Thorn on Yuki Kihara's Victories, where silk shirts and funerary garlands challenge the fantasies and power relations hidden beneath the Pacific's seductive surfaces.
Birds of Paradise: Collecting Art as a Group
Sixteen years, thirty-four works and one very heavy first purchase: inside the collecting habits of Birds of Paradise.
Victories: Yuki Kihara at Webb's Wellington Gallery
Yuki Kihara reworks the Tiki shirt as a critical object, printing colonial defeat onto a garment built for escapism
Joyful Resistance
A powerful fusion of colour, activism and optimism, Free Pacific remains an enduring call for freedom and humanity.
The Domestic Interior as Abstraction
A humble chair becomes a powerful exploration of perception, instability and the hidden life of everyday objects.
Zoomorphic Lounge: A Single Owner Collection
An introduction to Zoomorphic Lounge, the single owner catalogue built around Bill Hammond's Zoomorphic Lounge III (1999) and its bird people.
The Layered Symbolism Of Ayesha Green
Ayesha Green's paintings borrow the visual language of monarchy and religion to interrogate colonisation, identity and national symbols.
Liz Maw: Painting On Her Own Terms
Painter Liz Maw talks casting sitters, resisting easy readings, and why two of her major works are heading to auction.
Art That Moves In and Lingers | Select Online Art Auction—Catalogue Foreword
A curated online art auction featuring Māori artists across generations, an early Trusttum, conceptual works, and much more.
Interviewing artist Karl Maughan
Toni MacKinnon, Director of The Suter Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatū, speaks to artist Karl Maughan about his influences, his evolving approach to garden painting, and the interplay between constructed landscapes and artistic imagination.
For How Long… : A Conversation with Turi Park
For How Long… is Turi Park’s selling exhibition at Webb’s Wellington, marking a compelling return to painting with a deeply reflective body of work exploring landscape, memory, and inherited histories.
Catalogue Foreword—Works of Art
Kia ora koutou, Together with the Art team, we are proud to present our March 2026 Works of Art catalogue, launching our 50th anniversary celebrations with a particularly special offering. This season features a selection of works from the private collection of esteemed architect, the late Sir Miles Warren, shown alongside masterworks by Gretchen Albrecht, Tony Fomison, Bill Hammond, Ralph Hotere, Colin McCahon, Milan Mrkusich, Fiona Pardington, Andy Warhol and more.
Bill Hammond—Essay by Megan Shaw
Featured in our current Works of Art catalogue—this painting is a triumph of modern Aotearoa New Zealand art.
Future Relics: A Conversation with Levi Hawken
From graffiti murals to architecture: Levi Hawken discusses the multitude of influential threads that have come to inform his sculptural work ahead of his selling exhibition at Webb’s Wellington.
Documentary Screening: Maurice and I
Webb’s is hosting a special, complimentary screening of the documentary Maurice and I (2024) about the creative partnership between Maurice Mahoney and Sir Miles Warren at Webb’s Mount Eden gallery.
Jane Ussher’s Photography of Sir Miles Warren’s Significant Art Collection
Book-quality, collectable, and made by leading experts: the story behind Webb's Works of Art printed catalogues, and how they are made.
Colin McCahon—Essay by Peter Simpson
This significant McCahon work has drawn plenty of attention in the March 2026 Works of Art catalogue
Introducing the Art Department's New Manager
Webb's is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Megan Shaw as the new manager of the art department.
Five Questions With: Lily McCowan
We speak to Webb’s recently appointed Specialist, Art Online.
A limited edition opportunity- The Colin McCahon Legacy Project
In support of the Colin McCahon Legacy Project.
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