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Julian Dashper, Dashper again and again, again, multiples from 1986 -2006, as installed at Michael Lett.

More and More (and More) Dashper

MICHAEL LETT

Auckland

 

Julian Dashper

Julian Dashper again and again, again

 

4 May - 4 June 2016

Lett version of Wairarapa show

JH
Alfredo Jaar, A Logo fro America, 1087, framed Fujiflex print, 629 x 565 mm

Alfredo Jaar in Auckland

TRISH CLARK GALLERY

Auckland

 

Alfredo Jaar
The Politics of Images

 

7 May - 10 June 2016

A mini-survey

JH
Geoff Thornley, WN #16, 2015, oil on canvas on board, 122 x 122 cm

Thornley’s Unusual Paintings

FOX JENSEN MCCRORY

Auckland

 

Solo show
Geoff Thornley

 

16 April - 28 May 2016

Scrutinising the edges


JH
The corridor outside Ane Tonga's Men are from Maama, Women are from Pulotu. Photo: Sam Hartnett

Examining Tongan Nifo Koula

MANGERE ARTS CENTRE NGA TOHU O UENUKU

Mangere

 

Ane Tonga
Men are from Maama, Women are from Pulotu 

 

1 April - 28 May 2016

Expanded now to include men

JH
Andre Hemer's New Representation Part III, as installed at Gow Langsford

Hemer at Gow Langsford

GOW LANGSFORD GALLERY

Auckland

 

Andre Hemer
New Representation Part III

 

20 April - 14 May 2016

The Digital as the New Nature.

JH
Clinton Watkins' installation of lowercase at Starkwhite. Photo: Sam Hartnett

Clinton Watkins in Auckland

STARKWHITE

Auckland

 

Clinton Watkins
lowercase

 

19 April - 14 May 2016

Less immersive installation


JH
Conor Clarke, Peak I (Berlin), 2014 inkjet billboard print,  commissioned by Te Tuhi, Auckland

Heaps of Dirt

TE TUHI CENTRE FOR THE ARTS

Pakuranga

 

Conor Clarke
Scenic Potential

 

12 March - 29 May 2016

Unexpected drama in the ordinary

JH
Rangituhia Hollis, Oho Ake, 2016, 3 channel colour HD video, 6.2 channel audio.10.08 mins looped. Commissioned by Te Tuhi. Photo: Sam Hartnett

One Mind with Multiple Bodies (2)

TE TUHI CENTRE FOR THE ARTS

Pakuranga

 

Monteith, McQuarrie, Jansen, Hollis, Drayton
The Hive Hums with Many Minds: Part One
Curated by Bruce E. Philips


12 March - 24 May 2016

Many Minds United

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Monique Jansen, A length without breadth, 2016, pencil on paper, 4040 mm x 2970. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Sam Hartnett

One Mind with Multiple Bodies (1)

TE TUHI CENTRE FOR THE ARTS

Pakuranga


Monteith, McQuarrie, Jansen, Hollis, Drayton
The Hive Hums with Many Minds: Part One

 

12 March - 24 May 2016

Many Minds United


JH
James Ross, Red Interior (b), 1994, oil on panel, 2195 x 1220 mm

James Ross at The Pah

THE JAMES WALLACE ARTS TRUST

Auckland

 

James Ross
Constructing Paintings 1982 - 2003

 

16 February - 17 April 2016

Two methods flowing together

JH
Yuki Kihara, Nose Width with Vernier Caliper, 2015

Yuki Kihara at Te Uru

TE URU WAITAKERE CONTEMPORARY GALLERY

Titirangi

 

Yuki Kihara
A Study of a Samoan Savage

 

27 February - 22 May 2016

Two floor presentation

JH
Richard McWhannell, A Tearning a Girning, 1987, oil on canvas. Collection of the artist

Richard McWhannell Survey

THE JAMES WALLACE ARTS TRUST

Auckland

 

Richard McWhannell

In My Own Time, 1972 - 2015


26 January - 10 April 2016

Varied and contradictory


JH
Marie Le Lievre, Slipping (Madder), 2015, oil and graphite on canvas, 1650 x 3150 mm

Gazing at Le Lievre’s Glazes

TRISH CLARK GALLERY

Auckland

 

Marie Le Lievre
Flipping Out

 

22 March - 29 April 2016

Enjoyment resurrected

JH
Whitney Bedford, The Gold Girl, ink and oil paint on panel. Photo: Euan Bedford

Bedford Paintings at Starkwhite

STARKWHITE

Auckland

 

Whitney Bedford
Lost and Found

 

15 March - 9 April 2016

Tight graphics & wild gesturalism

JH
Bepan Bhana's Frankie Goes to Bollywood as installed at Te Uru. Photo: Sam Hartnett

Panoramically and Chromatically Overpowering Bhana

TE URU WAITAKERE CONTEMPORARY GALLERY

Auckland

 

Bepen Bhana
Frankie goes to Bollywood

 

13 February - 15 May 2016

Corny but astute and logical


JH
Ilan Wittenberg, Faces of Jerusalem: An Interfaith Journey, as installed at Te Uru. Photo: Sam Hartnett

The Streets of Old Jerusalem

TE URU WAITAKERE CONTEMPORARY GALLERY

Auckland

 

Ilan Wittenberg
Faces of Jerusalem: An Interfaith Journey

 

20 February - 1 May 2016

Weathered faces of working people

JH
Gerard Crewdson: Lament -Brandenburg, Oct 2009; The Trial

Gerard Crewdson at Audio Foundation

AUDIO FOUNDATION

Auckland

 

Gerard Crewdson
Lost Worlds: Works on Paper and Sound Pieces

 

3 March - 2 April 2016

Commemorating victims of Nazism, Stalinism and general thuggery

JH
Installation of Andrew Barber's Painting at Hopkinson Mossman

Andrew Barber and Light

HOPKINSON MOSSMAN

Auckland

 

Andrew Barber
Painting

 

3 March - 2 April 2016

Extending grid paintings


JH
Gabriel de la Mora, The space between now and then, 2011, glass and mixed media, 7.3 x 7.3 x 20 cm

Death’s Final Dominion

FOX JENSEN MCCRORY

Auckland

 

Group show
The Authority of Death

 

9 March - 16 April 2016

Mortality’s relationship with Life

JH
Maddie Leach, St Paul, 2016, Maratoto rock and bronze plaque. Rock loaned by Stone Direct, St Johns, Auckland. Photo: Sam Hartnett

Maddie Leach at St Paul St

TE WAI NGUTU KĀKĀ GALLERY TWO

Auckland

 

Maddie Leach
From where she was standing

 

19 February - 24 March 2016

Dispersed and complicated geologies

JH
Ian Peter Weston, Hannibal, 2015, paint, paper, card, glue, string, steel and aluminium fasteners, 1500 x 420 x 360 mm; Miranda Parkes, Schmooser, 2015, acrylic on canvas, 340 x 330 mm

Godkin Show

ANTOINETTE GODKIN

Auckland

 

Billy McQueen, Miranda Parkes, Glen Snow, Ian Peter Weston, Nicola Holden
On the Canvas and Beyond


20 February - 12 March 2016

Five artist presentation