The launch of One Day Sculpture will radically recast public sculpture in New Zealand. Looking to showcase New Zealand’s burgeoning art scene alongside works by international artists, 12 leading galleries and contemporary art organizations have collaborated for the first time in a nationwide initiative.

Beginning in June, this year-long series will take place in Wellington, Auckland, New Plymouth, Christchurch and Dunedin and will involve the creation of 21 site-specific public artworks, each of which will exist no longer than 24 hours. Venezuelan video artist Javier Téllez and political provocateurs Santiago Sierra and Thomas Hirschhorn have been commissioned, as well as veteran New Zealand conceptual artist Billy Apple, Maori artist Michael Parekowhai and Maddie Leach, whose site-responsive work explores audience spectatorship and participation.

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