Sarah HopkinsonSarah Hopkinson

Sarah Hopkinson does a lot of different things in the expanded field of contemporary art. She works with artists to make exhibitions, writes, and publishes. She has been involved in several gallery projects including Gambia Castle (2007-2010) and Hopkinson Cundy/Hopkinson Mossman (2010-2019).

False flag: The Mercy Pictures furore and the dangerous power of art

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The fallout from the Mercy Pictures exhibition People of Colour continues to inflame the Aotearoa art world. Here, art writer and former gallerist Sarah Hopkinson attempts to understand the often contradictory values that produced Mercy Pictures, and what the tumult means for the future of the industry. In October I attended the opening of Mercy … Read more