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New director named for Govett-Brewster Art Gallery

New Zealand powerhouse gallery takes a new director with Simon Rees, at a time of great change.

15 Oct 2013

Gina Fairley

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Simon Rees is hardly a new face for Govett-Brewster Art Gallery and its world renowned Len Lye Centre. From 2002-2004 he was the curator of contemporary art for the gallery on the New Zealand’s North Island.

It is this local knowledge together with his recent experience in European galleries that has returned him to New Plymouth at this important moment in the gallery’s history.

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Gina Fairley

Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina