Magnificent Home Improvements: Art Houses

Now's a good time to show you some of the outtakes from the art-filled Auckland penthouse on our February/March 'Art Houses' cover. As usual, there were a number of great shots by Jeremy Toth that we couldn't fit into our layouts, so it's our pleasure to show them (and the artworks they show) here. The owners of the penthouse are generous philanthropists in the art world and, as you'll see here, have a remarkable collection of their own.<br /><br />In this shot, photographs by Tacita Dean at left, and a sculpture by London-based New Zealand sculptor Francis Upritchard at right.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaowIwRWlZY0VATEu72mjYBIRSIQBJ2KW2u1S3C5Xxmh7oFt8OTR-i-dDUQiipkrDuvpcyDE5Gz0eNPK7dIXmTNqOSs5yISW3PhOJ-Hq4kXeVISLBlqfkggIMGU-w1Qe_p2CSqMuuLfTCs/s1600-h/20100111_congreve_0475.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433443795154727586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaowIwRWlZY0VATEu72mjYBIRSIQBJ2KW2u1S3C5Xxmh7oFt8OTR-i-dDUQiipkrDuvpcyDE5Gz0eNPK7dIXmTNqOSs5yISW3PhOJ-Hq4kXeVISLBlqfkggIMGU-w1Qe_p2CSqMuuLfTCs/s400/20100111_congreve_0475.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>Below this work by Gordon Walters is a table designed by Nat Cheshire of Cheshire Architects (who also designed the penthouse space as a whole) that appears to miraculously float, thanks to the support structure cleverly concealed within it. The bowl is by Gavin Chilcott:<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQlyt-KYV0ih736HJr4a19nbhqFePrw_2Fv_Gd1v-fmA4GUT7LhM-HSyFHGOWYOTan8Xn2O5q2HkcnWI7qU4-fIXZpiab3sxizWfmJL1c5QJ2RKP8D6d39Y3pg2o7DtCFfiLwQ_F2L7wsR/s1600-h/20100111_congreve_0213.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433443790366502210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQlyt-KYV0ih736HJr4a19nbhqFePrw_2Fv_Gd1v-fmA4GUT7LhM-HSyFHGOWYOTan8Xn2O5q2HkcnWI7qU4-fIXZpiab3sxizWfmJL1c5QJ2RKP8D6d39Y3pg2o7DtCFfiLwQ_F2L7wsR/s400/20100111_congreve_0213.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> Here's a view of the hearth that Nat designed that we didn't get to show in its full glory in the layout, a faceted concrete creation. The artwork is by Andy Warhol.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJxW0hA2qnud98TD7m4vB9i255DpBC4uDg850Q3p3c6i_bR3Yoj_KY7EDQCyq_tj9Q8YZNOWyCOJ1SwDZtiMYDEJoJIPxVajT0eTr7yKJN3t_H8fPR07h9AEMNPaV5sdanVs9OdYhZcO4u/s1600-h/20100111_congreve_0184.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433443774456772786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJxW0hA2qnud98TD7m4vB9i255DpBC4uDg850Q3p3c6i_bR3Yoj_KY7EDQCyq_tj9Q8YZNOWyCOJ1SwDZtiMYDEJoJIPxVajT0eTr7yKJN3t_H8fPR07h9AEMNPaV5sdanVs9OdYhZcO4u/s400/20100111_congreve_0184.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><div>Here's a view of the main living space, with its clerestory window, loggia with leafy views, and an artwork by Richard Killeen in the top right of the picture (the orange work at left is by James Ross):</div><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXx0tPQEveXZKQnpgyIntxA4IfsBCnQxwRGPDND2sx7c1zAfktvAoZLX7enh2ciw59BCpIbj5IWxviLcD_bUCtSNKTmoNCChdDgS5OU25zNz1oKvRMUC4m37l9DhoE2mJ7Wu7yEXus1svP/s1600-h/20100111_congreve_0171.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433441978272490082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXx0tPQEveXZKQnpgyIntxA4IfsBCnQxwRGPDND2sx7c1zAfktvAoZLX7enh2ciw59BCpIbj5IWxviLcD_bUCtSNKTmoNCChdDgS5OU25zNz1oKvRMUC4m37l9DhoE2mJ7Wu7yEXus1svP/s400/20100111_congreve_0171.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> In the guest bedroom, a chair by Donald Judd and an artwork by Gordon Walters:<br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggh130ki6SDGIskfGA2wAREufL0WDvf5bQVqi842X21XPTwR2dSe-ywdt1TxLks9YpR683P392aCkErZinFnxT9kAYnTV0hlqS0j9NJ3Dv7Ad5jEUVSgRQP-hawpinnMdvY9_D906ntQbL/s1600-h/20100111_congreve_0132.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433441966597914514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggh130ki6SDGIskfGA2wAREufL0WDvf5bQVqi842X21XPTwR2dSe-ywdt1TxLks9YpR683P392aCkErZinFnxT9kAYnTV0hlqS0j9NJ3Dv7Ad5jEUVSgRQP-hawpinnMdvY9_D906ntQbL/s400/20100111_congreve_0132.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> </div><div></div><div>The main entrance (guests arrive in the elevator) features a neon work by Martin Creed and artworks by Tacita Dean:<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvTBOlJfAKZXgC-zZfhRAhu29HjhTKs3Ume399Lft-CXPC9ZYCOtsrxFzsZCBt7HMnR0mBf4Yq-WvKJc8cugFGUaVjcppoMYpeB5g2AJ89NxDMuv-HxVd7NTK2dS_qqo0m2eoUD0AVmYYh/s1600-h/20100111_congreve_0123.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433441960434813298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvTBOlJfAKZXgC-zZfhRAhu29HjhTKs3Ume399Lft-CXPC9ZYCOtsrxFzsZCBt7HMnR0mBf4Yq-WvKJc8cugFGUaVjcppoMYpeB5g2AJ89NxDMuv-HxVd7NTK2dS_qqo0m2eoUD0AVmYYh/s400/20100111_congreve_0123.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />And finally, this glimpse to the bathroom from the master bedroom shows two works by Gretchen Albrecht: the canvas at right, and a mosaic she designed for the bathroom:<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb7hyphenhyphenCv321D0BnDqXHNpmp73lf-bvepc6bvwKccgPUIw6Rvssj2F7XSFLlBlOuwDw7qA3mzCzljC_P4Pgb_7-fLBeL1Bg18hiZbYakt9yJyBQSvTScPlaBCYkkCpF_XVeScwuTBkh3C3AW/s1600-h/20100111_congreve_0089.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433441948617481458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb7hyphenhyphenCv321D0BnDqXHNpmp73lf-bvepc6bvwKccgPUIw6Rvssj2F7XSFLlBlOuwDw7qA3mzCzljC_P4Pgb_7-fLBeL1Bg18hiZbYakt9yJyBQSvTScPlaBCYkkCpF_XVeScwuTBkh3C3AW/s400/20100111_congreve_0089.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div>

Our cover house - outtakes

Now's a good time to show you some of the outtakes from the art-filled Auckland penthouse on our February/March 'Art Houses' cov...

Here's our new cover, which will be on newsstands February 1. This is our annual 'Art Houses' issue; the cover image was taken by photographer Jeremy Toth in an Auckland penthouse with an extraordinary art collection (the penthouse was designed by Cheshire Architects).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizA5f4CDPH8vE8rVU1TIR5cxViK7yWiXX_4jH6Oub-lfe4n74BlJQ4WyrcjNk_e1QMTVGpHulFdZkW1ExhQzD6dYOvrwulQP841Vc0bN22XfcRH1xUsqaLXGWIm9kzkIhqApLHZ1aXGwwX/s1600-h/Feb+Mar+cover.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431551600742828930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizA5f4CDPH8vE8rVU1TIR5cxViK7yWiXX_4jH6Oub-lfe4n74BlJQ4WyrcjNk_e1QMTVGpHulFdZkW1ExhQzD6dYOvrwulQP841Vc0bN22XfcRH1xUsqaLXGWIm9kzkIhqApLHZ1aXGwwX/s400/Feb+Mar+cover.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 310px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><div>The skull artworks are by Andy Warhol, while the koru work in the background is by Gordon Walters. The sculpture on the hearth is by Francis Upritchard, and the carvings in the background are 19th-century ancestral protection figures from Belu, Timor. </div><div> </div><div>Also in this issue: we visit artist Judy Millar's windswept home and studio (designed by Richard Priest) on a dramatic clifftop west of Auckland, Sarah Maxey's 1980s Wellington cottage by Roger Walker, a vineyard home in Hawkes Bay by Hillery Priest Architects, and some beautiful marae on the Mahia Peninsula, among many other things. We'll post outtakes from some of these shoots over the coming weeks. </div><div> </div><div>Sarah Maxey's house will be featured on TV3's Sunrise tomorrow morning at about 8.40pm. We'll also post the link to that footage once it's available online. </div>

Our February/March cover

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