Nigel Brown Exhibitions

The Earl Street Journal

20 Jan - 14 Mar 2018

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Exhibition Works

Tupaia's Ceremony / Turtle Boys / Arioi Sass (08325)
Lisa Reihana Tupaia's Ceremony / Turtle Boys / Arioi Sass (08325) (2017)
Cook's Folly (36000)
Lisa Reihana Cook's Folly (36000) (2017)
Emily's Hydrangea #2
Layla Walter Emily's Hydrangea #2 (2016)
Camellia Vase #5 (Purple)
Layla Walter Camellia Vase #5 (Purple) (2012)
Reflections - Milford
Neil Dawson Reflections - Milford (2017)
X 1
Neil Dawson X 1 (2016)
Murmuration 25
Neil Dawson Murmuration 25 (2017)
Signature - Aquamarine
Christine Cathie Signature - Aquamarine (2017)
Tūi for Wholeness
Nigel Brown Tūi for Wholeness (2016)
Little Play - Bay of Islands
Simon Clark Little Play - Bay of Islands (2017)
Tui with Kowhai
Paul Dibble Tui with Kowhai (2015)
A Miraculous Image
Paul Dibble A Miraculous Image (2007)
Little Sister
Paul Dibble Little Sister (2014)
Jump Point
Neil Frazer Jump Point (2017)
Molly
Karl Maughan Molly (2017)
Goblins Rd
Karl Maughan Goblins Rd (2016)
Atakura
Israel Tangaroa Birch Atakura (2016/17)
Tai Aroha (Red)
Israel Tangaroa Birch Tai Aroha (Red) (2017)
Awaken
Chris Charteris Awaken (2017)
Manaakitanga
Chris Charteris Manaakitanga (2015)
Multiply
John Edgar Multiply (2012)
Equality
John Edgar Equality (2012)
Banded Stone [JE78]
John Edgar Banded Stone [JE78] (2015)
Operator: Marble / Blue Glass Cross [JE73]
John Edgar Operator: Marble / Blue Glass Cross [JE73] (2015)
Operator: Azul / White Marble Cross [JE69]
John Edgar Operator: Azul / White Marble Cross [JE69] (2013)
Pistol and Kotiate
Martin Selman Pistol and Kotiate (2013)
Man Made Man
Terry Stringer Man Made Man (2017)
A Black Union Jack
Ralph Hotere A Black Union Jack (1989/90)
Winter Solstice
Ralph Hotere Winter Solstice (1988)
Les Saintes Maries de La Mer
Ralph Hotere Les Saintes Maries de La Mer (1986)
Aperira
Robert Ellis Aperira (1983)
Plain Song: Columns of Light - Facing Red
J S Parker Plain Song: Columns of Light - Facing Red (2016)
Blossom XI
Galia Amsel Blossom XI (2016)
Scallop Bowl #57 (Yellow / Amber)
Ann Robinson Scallop Bowl #57 (Yellow / Amber) (2014)
Cactus Vase (Sapphire Rose)
Ann Robinson Cactus Vase (Sapphire Rose) (2015)
Small Twisted Flax Pods (Sapphire Rose)
Ann Robinson Small Twisted Flax Pods (Sapphire Rose) (2016)
Opunake
Reuben Paterson Opunake (2016)
Ngauruhoe
Michael Hight Ngauruhoe (2013)
Now and Forever
Chris Heaphy Now and Forever (2016)
Crystal Valley
Simon Edwards Crystal Valley (2017)
Mist and Ice
Simon Edwards Mist and Ice (2017)
Blue Lakes
Simon Edwards Blue Lakes (2016)
Mason Bay #04, Stewart Island 1988
Wayne Barrar Mason Bay #04, Stewart Island 1988 (printed 2002)
From the Banks of Waipahatu Toward Punehu Falls, The Catlins 2013
Wayne Barrar From the Banks of Waipahatu Toward Punehu Falls, The Catlins 2013 (printed 2015)
Shaded Track
Dick Frizzell Shaded Track (2012)
Stop!
Dick Frizzell Stop! (2016)
I'm Here for the Monkey #56
Dick Frizzell I'm Here for the Monkey #56 (2016)
Iu of Pumalia
Andy Leleisi'uao Iu of Pumalia (2012)
Pa'ceania Part 2 - VIII
Andy Leleisi'uao Pa'ceania Part 2 - VIII (2010)
Aspect 2
Ben Pearce Aspect 2 (2017)
Ohau - Return to Raupo Lagoon
Bruce Hunt Ohau - Return to Raupo Lagoon (2012)
Black Crawled Orb [13-35]
John Parker Black Crawled Orb [13-35] (2012)
Matt White Spotted Orb [17-73]
John Parker Matt White Spotted Orb [17-73] (2017)
Matt White Spotted Cylinder [17-81]
John Parker Matt White Spotted Cylinder [17-81] (2017)
Matt White Split Rim Bowl [17-64]
John Parker Matt White Split Rim Bowl [17-64] (2017)
Matt White Grooved Flanged Bowl [17-65]
John Parker Matt White Grooved Flanged Bowl [17-65] (2017)
Vein
Mark Mitchell Vein (2017)
Scratch
Mark Mitchell Scratch (2017)
Lattice No. 62
Ian Scott Lattice No. 62 (1979)

Exhibition Text

The Earl Street Journal – now in the 8th iteration – is a survey exhibition of significance, diverse in character but emphatic as a powerful example of the dynamic breadth and international stature of New Zealand art.

It includes works drawn from 2017 Venice Biennale representative Lisa Reihana’s acclaimed video, current Wallace Award recipient Andy Leleisi’uao, two major museum standard Ralph Hotere paintings, the astonishing visual literacy and illusionary mastery of Neil Dawson.

Robert Ellis’ Aperira (1983) chants the cultural heart of our history and our future, likewise Israel Birch in Atakura (2016/17) and Tai Aroha (Red) (2017) delivers mutable moments of hide and reveal magic that reach across traditions and time. Chris Heaphy’s Now and Forever (2016) charts a silhouetted future comprised of memory cues and cultural symbols while resolutely addressing the pertinence of the past.

The unique moods, atmospheres, differences and location particularities of the New Zealand landscape are witnessed in key works by Neil Frazer, Wayne Barrar, Simon Edwards, Bruce Hunt and Dick Frizzell.

The major and very distinctive contributions of J S Parker and Ian Scott to New Zealand art sit alongside the poetic celebrations of Karl Maughan, Reuben Paterson, Ann Robinson and Layla Walter.

Michael Hight’s Ngauruhoe (2013) is a surreal masterwork, Simon Clark’s Little Play – Bay of Islands (2017) reprises cultural symbols and advertising motifs, Christine Cathie’s Signature – Aquamarine (2017) acts as a suspended calligraphic drawing.

Paul Dibble, John Edgar, Ben Pearce, Chris Charteris, Martin Selman and Terry Stringer’s sculpture, John Parker and Mark Mitchell ceramics provide considerable three-dimensional substance into the Earl Street Journal.

Nigel Brown – whose major exhibition at Waitangi Museum opens in February – asks, in Tūi for Wholeness (2016), direct questions about what we value and what that now says about us.

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