THE PANTOGRAPH PUNCH

THE PANTOGRAPH PUNCH

Janet McAllister

Kaituhi Tūtahi | Contributing Writer

Janet is an arts reviewer, social commentator and award-winning journalist based in Auckland. She likes uncovering the links between art and society, using each to illuminate the other, and enjoys assisting writers to strengthen their own voices in their work.

Everything By: Janet McAllister

Performance22.09.17

Haka and High Kicks: A Review of Super-HUGH Man

Janet McAllister reviews Rutene Spooner's Super HUGH-Man.

By Janet McAllister
Read Time: 10 mins
Society07.02.17

Bogeymen on the Beach

Police unofficially restricting women’s access to public spaces? No problem, says the Human Rights Commission

By Janet McAllister
Read Time: 29 mins
Art09.12.16

What the dickens is “Outsider” Art?

Hindering artists with a “helping” hand since 1972.

By Janet McAllister
Read Time: 34 mins
Performance16.10.16

Flower arranging to void the void

Janet McAllister reviews Madwoman/Gentlewoman

By Janet McAllister
Read Time: 7 mins
Screen01.08.16

I read the book first #sorrynotsorry

Janet McAllister rewrites The Rehearsal

By Janet McAllister
Read Time: 25 mins
Art24.07.16

First, Take Your Hydrogen: Sam Hamilton's 'Apple Pie'

Janet McAllister on Sam Hamilton's latest film, which tries to blend art and science – and succeeds.

By Janet McAllister
Read Time: 11 mins
Art06.07.16

Bloomin' Schemies: Dieneke Jansen's 'Dwelling on the Stoep'

Janet McAllister on an exhibition about social housing that refuses to dwell on dwelling deprivation.

By Janet McAllister
Read Time: 23 mins
Screen22.02.15

Oscar Week: Trojan Brioche

Janet McAllister on Grand Budapest Hotel and how it tricks liberals into forgetting themselves

By Janet McAllister
Read Time: 14 mins
Internet Histories13.11.14

Vocal Chords and Nothing More

Janet McAllister on why the makers of the vagina posters are dicks.

By Janet McAllister
Read Time: 8 mins
Art02.09.14

Quiz: The Walters Prize Through the Ages

How much do you know about the Walters Prize, New Zealand’s premier contemporary art prize?

By Janet McAllister
Read Time: 22 mins
Art02.09.14

The Walters Prize: This Year, Art is the Winner on the Day

Works that are mysterious, bold, and comments on real-world issues. Janet McAllister takes a look at this year's finalists for the Walters Prize.

By Janet McAllister
Read Time: 37 mins
Art21.05.13

Nailing It to the Door: The New Zealand Art Market and the Problem of Commodification

Janet McAllister explains how to fuck up a painting.

By Janet McAllister
Read Time: 34 mins
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