1998 » city gallery

Boyd Webb

19 December - 21 February 1998 / Entire

Boyd Webb’s work has captured and sustained the interest of curators, critics, collectors and viewers internationally for over 20 years. This major retrospective brings the work of Boyd Webb to the attention of New Zealand audiences for the first time since 1981.

From the BNZ Art Collection

4 December 1998 - 21 February 1999 / Entire

Curated by Gregory O’Brien the City Gallery Wellington exhibition presents around one hundred of the leading works in the BNZ collection. The BNZ Collection has been developed by Peter McLeavey and comprises nearly 500 paintings, photographs, ceramics and sculptures.

Ronnie van Hout and Michael Stevenson

17 October - 13 December 1998 / Entire

Prominent younger New Zealand artists Ronnie van Hout and Michael Stevenson collaborate on a touring project of recent sculptural work. Conceived with the tongue-in-cheek humour that has become a trademark of these artists, this exhibition invites the audience to take a trip along the cutting edge of contemporary New Zealand art.

Margaret Stoddard: Flowers into Landscape

17 October - 29 November 1998 / Entire

The first major exhibition of work by the Canterbury-born painter Margaret Stoddard (1865-1934) since 1935.

Material Evidence: 100 Headless Woman

17 October - 13 December 1998 / Entire

Material Evidence: 100 Headless Woman is a collaborative project by New Zealand artist Julia Morison and Australian-born fashion designer Martin Grant. The installation consists of ten dresses designed, cut and fabricated by Julia Morison and Martin Grant.

Memory Walking

9 October - 29 November 1998 / Entire

This is an exhibition focusing on recent work by eight artists—women artists of “colour” who all share a personal narrative approach to making their art.

Les Cleveland

1 August - 11 October 1998 / Entire

Eminent Wellington photographer and popular culture historian Les Cleveland is the subject of a major exhibition of photographs and other relevant cultural artefacts. The exhibition consists of approximately 150 vintage prints and images printed especially for the exhibition from Les Cleveland’s stock of negatives, made within the near fifty year period from 1950 to 1997.

Lee Miller: Photographer

1 August - 11 October 1998 / Entire

This major exhibition of more than 70 images by Lee Miller, one of the foremost international photographers of the 20th century, was curated by Jane Livingstone for the International Arts Foundation in California. The exhibition spans Miller’s career, from her early days as a society portraitist and fashion photographer, to her harrowing and powerful images of the last days of World War II in Europe.

Ansel Adams: Classic Images - The Museum Set

1 August - 11 October 1998 / Entire

Ansel Adams (1902 - 1984) is one of the great American artists of the 20th century. He devoted his life to capturing the essence of the American wilderness, in photographs which have become icons of the modern era. Pushing technical boundaries and artistic conventions to the limit in the pursuit of his singular vision, Adams revolutionised the art of photography.

Exhibition of the Century

4 April - 19 July 1998 / Entire

This major international exhibition is the highlight of City Gallery Wellington's 1998 exhibitions programme. The paintings and sculptures were drawn from the collection of the prestigious Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, one of the leading institutions for modern art in the world. City Gallery Wellington is the sole venue for this show.

Tony Cragg: New Sculptures

4 April - 19 July 1998 / Entire

Tony Cragg is one of Britain’s most celebrated contemporary sculptors. He was the winner of the prestigious Turner Prize in 1988 and represented Britain that year at the Venice Biennale.

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