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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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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.
Don Binney: Two Aspects of Tokatoka
Discover Don Binney’s Two Aspects of Tokatoka (1980), a striking diptych celebrating Northland’s Tokatoka Peak and Binney’s evolving landscape vision.
Michael Smither—Essay by Alison Bartley
Michael Smither is an artist who responds to his environment. The places he lived and the people close to him are often the subject matter for his hard-edge paintings and prints.
Works of Art - Spring 2025 - Foreword
It is a great pleasure to present our spring Works of Art auction catalogue. It has been a busy and vibrant few months in the cultural sector, and this spring catalogue reflects these trends, offering a stellar lineup from the movers and shakers both past and present, who are influencing the artworld.
Interview: Jae Hoon Lee - The Wanderers
Jae Hoon Lee forms part of The Wanderers a selling exhibition at Webb’s Wellington. We spoke to the artist about his trajectory, ideas and processes behind the works in this exhibition.
Webb’s Partners with Te Uru
Webb’s is proud to support Te Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery’s 2025 art auction fundraiser, lending its auctioneering expertise for the second year running. Featuring works by leading contemporary artists, the ‘New Winds’ catalogue celebrates West Auckland’s vibrant arts scene and offers collectors a chance to invest in Aotearoa’s creative future.
Essay | Brent Wong: Building with Landscape and Clouds
Brent Wong’s surreal, dreamlike landscapes offer more than a striking vision of New Zealand’s natural environment—they probe the uneasy relationship between permanence and transience, nature and human presence.
Essay | Ralph Hotere’s Requiem (B) (For Tony)
A series of posters to complement Billy Apple's architectural interventions of art galleries in the late 1970s and early 80s serve as an early indication of the graphic template that was to become the artist's enduring signature. In this essay, writer, curator and editor Christina Barton explores the context and history of this poster ahead of its auction through Works of Art live sale on Monday 28 July, 6.30pm.
Essay | Billy Apple: Exposé
A series of posters to complement Billy Apple's architectural interventions of art galleries in the late 1970s and early 80s serve as an early indication of the graphic template that was to become the artist's enduring signature. In this essay, writer, curator and editor Christina Barton explores the context and history of this poster ahead of its auction through Works of Art live sale on Monday 28 July, 6.30pm.
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