Exhibitions » Exhibition Archive » 1995
Robert Mapplethorpe
9 December 1995 - 20 February 1996 / Entire
A retrospective of photographic work by the internationally renowned and sometimes controversial American photographer, Robert Mapplethorpe.
Read moreThe Nervous System
31 October - 29 November 1995 / Entire
An exhibition of work by twelve New Zealand artists from varied cultural backgrounds exploring issues of cultural, social and ethnic identity in process, change and crisis.
Read moreLocal Colour
23 September - 29 November 1995 / Entire
Curated by City Gallery Wellington's Allan Smith, this exhibition features paintings by seven Wellington artists which investigate colour and materiality.
Read moreMax Ernst
9 September - 26 November 1995 / Entire
An exhibition of work by leading German Surrealist artist, Max Ernst (1891-1976) focusing on his collages, frottages and book illustrations, courtesy of the Goethe Institute.
Read moreSeraphine Pick: Unveiled
9 September - 26 November 1995 / Entire
Recent paintings and sculpture by Rita Angus Fellow, Séraphine Pick, exploring fragmentary dreamscapes and childhood memories.
Read morePeter McIntyre's War
22 July - 17 September 1995 / Entire
Curated from the National Archives collection this exhibition features a selection of McIntyre's war paintings which document the actions of New Zealand troops in Crete, North Africa and Italy.
Read moreObjects of Desire
8 July - 17 September 1995 / Entire
An exhibition which chronicles both the intentional and the unintentional beauty of objects designed by New Zealanders.
Read moreA Very Peculiar Practice: Aspects of recent New Zealand painting
10 June - 3 September 1995 / Entire
This exhibition is a cut through a wide stretch of contemporary practice in New Zealand from 1990 to 1995. It serves as a selective overview of emerging and more established directions.
Read moreStop Making Sense
11 May - 25 June 1995 / Entire
An exhibition of collaborative works by Māori and Pākehā artists curated by guest curator, George Hubbard. Stop Making Sense reaffirms the City Gallery Wellington's commitment to address cross-cultural issues in a provocative, challenging and contemporary manner.
Read morePierre et Gilles
6 May - 10 July 1995 / Entire
A collaboration between French photographer Pierre and painter Gilles.
Read moreThe Figured Landscape
14 March - 30 April 1995 / Entire
Landscape painting is a tradition associated with masterliness, dominated by men. This City Gallery Wellington initiated exhibition looks at a group of Wellington women painters who view landscape from a variety of different perspectives: alluding to issues of female-ness, allegory, reviewing the 19th century landscape tradition from a feminist perspective.
Read moreJean Nouvel
4 March - 28 May 1995 / Entire
This exhibition reflects the work of prominent French architect Jean Nouvel. Nouvel is one of a number of architects whose work has been a major influence on a generation of architects internationally.
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