Courtney Johnston

Arts commentator Courtney Johnstone pays respect to the Vivian Lynn, who passed earlier this month. Courtney also reflects on the year that was, from Banksy's self-destructing canvas at Sothebys to… Audio

Courtney Johnston will review the EAST biennial exhibition in Hawke's Bay, the Patrick Pound exhibition at City Gallery Wellington, and looks into the use of artificial intelligence to detect art… Audio

Art commentator, Courtney Johnson on how museums collect history as it is made on the day, including Auckland Museum's new exhibition, Are We there Yet? Women and Equality in Aotearoa. Courtney also… Audio

A focus on contemporary crafts with a new award, a new public art commission, and a new exhibition all featuring craft artists. Audio

An American art museum plans to sell off work by white male artists to address historical imbalances in their collection, and a whip round exhibitions opening and closing around New Zealand. Audio

Two big - and quite different - visual art festivals in Melbourne and Sydney, and a controversy in England over censorship and a Victorian-era painting. Courtney Johnston is the director of The Dowse… Audio

A powerful new exhibition by Luke Willis Thompson at the Adam Art Gallery in Wellington investigates the power of images in communicating the inheritance of trauma, memory, and loss. Courtney also… Audio

Courtney Johnston looks back at the life of Dame Cheryll Sotheran, founding Chief Executive of Te Papa. Also, a cheeky offer from a New York museum to the Office of the US President. And did you use… Audio

Arts commentator Courtney Johnson on the curious case of Alec Baldwin’s “fake” painting, why people touch things in museums; and a piece of 1960s social housing enters the collection of one of… Audio

Reflecting on the influence of art historian Linda Nochlin, who died in October. Audio

A look at some of London's most renowned museums, and going mudlarking on the banks of the Thames. Audio

A new generation of artists take the stage at Wellington's Adam Art Gallery, and Te Papa teases its overhauled art galleries with a new digital interactive. Audio

Art via text message, new textile art in Wellington, and marking the passing of Cliff Whiting and Guy Ngan. Audio

Furniture designer Martino Gamper at City Gallery Wellington, co-collecting with Tongan high school students at Te Papa, and the lives of artists according to TV shows. Audio

New Zealand artists feature for the first time in documenta, a major European exhibition that takes place every five years; and a complicated conversation about symbolism, copyright and artist's moral… Audio

An Auckland excursion to Pah Homestead and what it was like to go people-watching on Queens Wharf with Michael Parekowhai's new public artwork, The Lighthouse. Audio

Courtney talks to Kathryn Ryan about two shows at Christchurch Art Gallery, and a "come-back" for art world megastar Damien Hirst. Audio