Dan Chappell on Gibb’s Farm, Sue Gardiner speaking to artists in pursuit of the new, Dan Chappell on the ins and outs of art collecting, and Paul Brobbel visiting Britain and considering how Len Lye’s practice is seen outside New Zealand. We speak to Carole Anne Meehan about her role as manager of public art in Auckland; Josie McNaught considers lengthy speeches at openings and other annoyances and John Perry reports on the vicissitudes of the 2011 auction year. We profile Francis Upritchard and Steve Carr, visit the studio of Trans-Tasman artist Euan Macleod on Waiheke Island, and check in with Tiffany Singh in Sāmoa, Graham Fletcher in Vermont and Belinda Wilson in the hills of Catalonia, with reviews from Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin