Upbeat for Friday 27 November 2015

Watch Paint Dry

Artist Julian Dashper, 1993 Photo: Jim Barr

A collaborative exhibition looking at the influence of New Zealand Artist Julian Dashper begins this week in Wellington. City Gallery goers can watch Dutch artist Jan van der Ploeg painting on walls inside the gallery over the coming week. Jan van der Ploeg talks to Eva Radich about the project along with exhibition curator Robert Leonard.

Malvina Major - Looking Back 50 Years

Dame Malvina Major Photo: supplied

After announcing her retirement last month, opera singer Malvina Major today releases a 2 CD set retrospective of her career, Ovation: The Very Best of Malvina Major.