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McCahon: A View from Urewera
6 November 1999 - 13 January 2000 / Entire
With its highly publicised political ‘theft’ in June 1997 from the Aniwanawa Visitor’s Centre, Colin McCahon’s Urewera Mural has become one of New Zealand’s most famous as well as significant artworks. This exhibition enables visitors to see this massive painting in the flesh, and to understand something of Te Urewera, the history of the place, its people, and its significance to both Māori and Pākehā.
Read moreStephen Bambury
16 October 1999 - 16 January 2000 / Entire
A major retrospective exhibition, which surveys twenty-five years in the career of this pre-eminent abstract painter.
Read moreDenys Watkins: Heavenly Chance
9 October - 21 November 1999 / Entire
Denys Watkins stayed at the Heavenly Chance hotel during a visit to Hanoi in 1997. While there, he was inspired by the frequent references to spirituality and light that occur in everyday Vietnamese life. The exhibition Heavenly Chance presents Watkins’ view of this culture. Heavenly Chance is an evocative and mystical experience, and marks an exciting chapter for one of New Zealand’s leading painters.
Place: A User's Manual Jeffrey Shaw
26 June - 3 October 1999 / Entire
Jeffrey Shaw is known for this work which was seen at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam as part of The World Over in 1996. This exhibition was a cutting-edge, computer-aided collaboration between City Gallery Wellington and the Stedelijk Museum.
Read moreTony Oursler
26 June - 3 October 1999 / Entire
New York artist Tony Oursler has been at the forefront of art’s interaction with technology since the 1970s. This exhibition features ten groups of work which show the scope of Oursler’s output, including video projections, photographs, drawings and video sculptures.
Read moreKeith Haring Retrospective Exhibition
13 March - 13 June 1999 / Entire
The name Keith Haring is recognised in all parts of the globe. Haring’s style has been cloned into an international graphic vernacular. With Jean-Michel Basquiat, Haring has been hailed as one of the most original artists of the 1980s. Haring’s bold graphic style continues to hold broad public appeal. The first major retrospective of Haring's life and work to tour prestigious international art museums makes its only Australasian stop at City Gallery Wellington.
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