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Steve Carr, Many Steves, 2025, pigment inkjet print; diptych each 1524 x 1016mm unframed, 1550 x 1045 x 35mm framed, 1550 x 2090mm framed overall Edition of 3 plus 1 artist's proof

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Chortle Chuckle Carr

GOW LANGSFORD GALLERY

Steve Carr

How to Disappear

30 July - 23 August 2025

The test for Carr and his enthusiasts is whether his offerings here are limited to one fleeting guffaw only, or if they can sustain repeated amusing encounters? Are there many diverse interpretative levels built into these images so they stick in your ruminating mind? (If you are inclined to speculate about purpose.)

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Steve Carr, A Deflated Basketball with Water, 2022, cast bronze and water, 215 x 190 x 170mm.

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Carr at Lett

MICHAEL LETT

Auckland

Steve Carr
Making Time

7 April - 14 May 2022

Contrasting speeds of transmutation

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Steve Carr and Christian Lamont's 'Fading to the Sky' (detail) as installed in Te Uru. Photo by Sam Hartnett. Courtesy of Te Uru and the artists.

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Using Light to Ponder Death

TE URU WAITAKERE CONTEMPORARY GALLERY

Auckland

Steve Carr and Christian Lamont
Fading to the Sky

27 February - 30 May 2021

Carr-Lamont collaboration

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Installation view of Steve Carr: Chasing the Light 2018. 6-channel video installation. Commissioned by Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū. Steve Carr is represented by Michael Lett, Auckland, and STATION, Melbourne

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Steve Carr as Trickster

CHRISTCHURCH ART GALLERY TE PUNA O WAIWHETU

Christchurch

Steve Carr
Chasing The Light

8 September 2018 - 10 February 2019

Or OSH intervention?

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Steve Carr, Motor Reliefs, 2017, Red Cam, 9 channel, duration approx 7 mins looped, unique

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Carr at Lett

MICHAEL LETT

Auckland

Steve Carr
Variations for Troubled Hands

21 June - 22 July 2017

Videos and photography

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Scott Flanagan, Wild South - Young Mountains, 2016, mixed media. Photo: Daniela Aebli

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CoCA’s Christchurch Selection

CENTRE OF CONTEMPORARY ART TOI MOROKI

Christchurch

Local group show

Contemporary Christchurch

20 August - 6 November 2016

Showcasing Canterbury talent

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Installation of Visiting Asia at Te Tuhi. In the centre is Jade Townsend, Ancient, 2014, LED light, 500 x 240 x 800 mm. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Sam Hartnett

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Kiwi Visitors to the East

TE TUHI CENTRE FOR THE ARTS

Auckland

Group exhibition
Visiting Asia

14 November - 21 February 2016

A selection of artist residents

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Steve Carr, Watermelon, 2015, Sony HD XCam, duration 33 mins 9 secs

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Carr / Cheshire Installation

MICHAEL LETT

Auckland

Steve Carr
The Science of Ecstasy and Immortality

16 April - 16 May 2015

Contrasts in time and motion

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Steve Carr, Transpiration, 2014, 6 channel installation. Silent, 15 mins looped. Courtesy of the artist and Michael Lett

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Steve Carr at DPAG

DUNEDIN PUBLIC ART GALLERY

Dunedin

Steve Carr
Stretching Time

8 March - 6 July 2014

Spectacle juxtaposed with nuance

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et al., many to many, 2013 (installation detail), roller chairs, signage, metal tubing, sandbags, helium balloons, swiss balls, particle board, original installation in collaboration with Sean Curham one-to-many and many-to-one Khartoum Place 2010.

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In Praise of ‘Invention, Forward Thinking and Liberty’

AUCKLAND ART GALLERY TOI O TAMAKI

Auckland

Twenty New Zealand artists

Freedom Farmers

26 October 2013 - 23 February 2014

Waving the Utopian flag

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Jess Johnson, Wurm Whorl Narthex, 2013. Courtesy of Darren Knight Gallery, Sydney; and Utopian Slumps, Melbourne

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Christchurch Art Gallery’s 10th Anniversary

Outer Spaces, 212 Madras Street, 209 Tuam Street and various inner city locations

Christchurch

Dispersed group exhibition
Populate!

Various dates

The city’s work-in-progress

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Steve Carr, Dead Time, 2012, 7 channel installation, Phantom Flex transferred to ProRes HQ files synchronised through multiple hard drives. 520 seconds long.

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Steve Carr Assortment

MICHAEL LETT

Auckland

Steve Carr
X

31 January - 2 March 2013

Curious collection of video and sculpture

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Steve Carr, Aona, 2010, HD video transferred to DVD, 26 min 4 sec. Detail

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Five Diverse Videos at Lett

MICHAEL LETT

Auckland

Group show
Steve Carr, Len Lye and Campbell Patterson

22 September - 27 October 2012

Clever placements and selection

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Steve Carr, Mystical Realism; Modest Gestures, DVD detail

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Messy Fun with Balloons and Paint

MICHAEL LETT

Auckland

Steve Carr
Mystical Realism; Modest Gestures

30 June - 13 August 2011

Fascinating grid of exploding coloured liquid

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Steve Carr, Deadwood 2, 2010, found branches, fake flowers, supermarket trays, glue, dimensions vary

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Steve Carr’s Response To Japan

MICHAEL LETT

Auckland

Steve Carr
The Weight of the Sun

28 August - 2 October 2010

Results of Sapporo Residency

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