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The Physics Room Contemporary Art Kōrero

by James Tapsell-Kururangi and Jane Wallace

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The Physics Room Contemporary Art Kōrero - Episode 25 - Ashleigh Taupaki

September 18, 2026 · 25 min

Curator Simon Palenski covers for Jane Wallace and is joined by Ashleigh Taupaki to speak about her artworks in her current exhibition with Tristen Harwood Gun, Paper, Obelisk. Simon and Ashleigh discuss archival voices, bureaucratic and…
The Physics Room Contemporary Art Kōrero - Episode 24: Tyne Gordon

August 21, 2026 · 32 min

Curator Jane Wallace is joined by Tyne Gordon to speak about her solo exhibition Desert Rose, which recently closed at The Physics Room. Tyne and Jane discuss gypsum, time-keeping, The Yellow Wallpaper, their site visit to Ōtepoti, and…
The Physics Room Contemporary Art Kōrero - Episode 23: Desert Rose/At Hilltop House

July 17, 2026 · 52 min

On this episode, we share two special items related to our current exhibitions in the gallery, Tyne Gordon’s show Desert Rose, and Maxine Funke’s At Hilltop House. Listen to Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s 1892 story The Yellow Wallpaper, a…
The Physics Room Contemporary Art Kōrero - Episode 22: Attention Studies Part 2

June 19, 2026 · 25 min

This is the second part of readings from Attention Studies, a quick-spirited serial responding to a year of cultural observation. In this episode, writers Orissa Keane, Millie Dunstall, Sophie Bannan and TPR curator and editor Jane Wallace…
The Physics Room Contemporary Art Kōrero - Episode 21: Attention Studies

May 15, 2026 · 29 min

Attention Studies is a quick-spirited serial responding to a year of cultural observation. The rōpū of writers meet on a monthly basis, and a published outcome is developed following the hui. In this episode, a selection of texts from our…

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The Physics Room Contemporary Art Kōrero - Episode 20 - Luke Willis Thompson

April 17, 2026 · 44 min

James speaks with artist Luke Willis Thompson about his upcoming exhibition B42040A1A1A, including some of the ideas, inspiration, and the making of the two major video works.
The Physics Room Contemporary Art Kōrero - Episode 19: Weather Report by Sara Plusplus

March 22, 2026 · 48 min

This month we are sharing the episode of Weather Report that was played in the gallery for our Intercom Listening Session event last week as part of Another School. Weather Report is a weekly live music project by Sara Plusplus, based in…
The Physics Room Contemporary Art Kōrero - Episode 18: Artist Documents #3 - Lee Richardson

February 20, 2026 · 34 min

In this Artist Documents episode, Jane speaks to artist Lee Richardson, whose exhibition Another School is currently on at The Physics Room, taking the form of a six-week learning programme. Lee shares some ongoing points of reference for…
The Physics Room Contemporary Art Kōrero - Episode 16: Holiday Special - AAKI

December 19, 2025 · 52 min

It's a holiday special! For the last episode of The Physics Room Contemporary Art Kōrero in 2025, AAKI is sharing the set they played for our fundraiser event. As AAKI, local takataapui creative Honey Brown conjures up vivid, swampy…
The Physics Room Contemporary Art Kōrero - Episode 15: James Tapsell-Kururangi

November 21, 2025 · 30 min

On this episode, Jane speaks to James about his recent residency in Minnesota and attendance at the Indigenous Curatorial Collective in Saskatoon, and some highlights about this trip.
The Physics Room Contemporary Art Kōrero - Episode 14: Ilish Thomas

October 17, 2025 · 29 min

Artist Ilish Thomas joins Jane on this episode, ahead of her upcoming solo exhibition at The Physics Room. Ilish talks through some of the points of reference for this new moving-image work which orbits The Crystal Palace Theatre in…

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About the show

The Physics Room Contemporary Art Kōrero is a broadcast of artist talks, sound art and discussion from our community. Dedicated to developing and promoting contemporary art and critical discourse in Aotearoa, The Physics Room Contemporary Art Kōrero stems from our exhibition programming. Tune in every third Friday of the month. You can visit The Physics Room at 301 Montreal Street, The Arts Centre Registry Additions Building (access from The Market Square), Christchurch, New Zealand. We're open 10am-5pm from Tuesday to Friday, and 11am-4pm on weekends, and entry is free to all.