PAST EXHIBITIONS

Calling the Mirrorical: Deep Dives into the Deepest Depths

G. Bridle

27 Jul – 11 Aug 2006
2006
Present by Cryptozoologist G. Bridle

G. Bridle is a cryptozoologist; he investigates and studies the mirrorical, an entity which is ‘hidden' or possibly unattainable. He describes it as a demanding existence requiring perseverance and faith in the face of scepticism, but tirelessly he does not waver from this lifelong vocation. G. Bridle here documented this quest for the mirrorical, an aesthetic spirit, through the portrayal of potential habitats and sites of reference.

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Inner City Real Estate 174/147

Fiona Connor

8 Jul – 21 Jul 2006
   

 

 

2006

In 2005, Enjoy Gallery moved from 174 to 147 Cuba Street. Although this move was short in distance, producing a street number that is satisfying, albeit confusing in its reversal, the relocation brought about a great change in terms of new architectural challenges and considerations for exhibiting artists to work with.

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CLUBSproject Inc. & Christopher L G Hill present:

Christopher L G Hill, CLUBSproject Inc.

14 Jun – 30 Jun 2006
2006
Works by Christopher L G Hill & James Deuthsher and guests

CLUBSproject Inc. was an artist-initiated project, which initially resided above the old Builders Arms Hotel in Fitzroy, Melbourne, Australia, operating from this site for three and a half years. Since the closure of this pub CLUBSproject encountered a struggle with the new landlords and it became untenable to remain on these premises.

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P.R.I.E.S.T.

Hamish Palmer, Julien Dyne

3 May – 19 May 2006
2006

It can often feel like there's an art biennale opening somewhere in the world every second day. In Pacific Rim Inaugural Emergency Shelter Trienniale (or P.R.I.E.S.T.) artists Julien Dyne and Hamish Palmer chose this ubiquitous format to showcase some of their latest works in a tongue-in-cheek collaboration.

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Spellbound

Terry Urbahn

2 Nov – 18 Nov 2005
2005

Terry Urbahn has spoken of his interest in the mystical sense that the medieval landscapes of Europe emanate. before this show, Urbahn had just recently travelled to Europe for the first time and was struck by the sense of age, permanence, history and grandeur of the places and sites he visited. Spellbound played with the memory of travel, simultaneously revealing documentation's failure of truly conveying an experience and the dilemma faced by the artist in absorbing and adopting its influence.

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SPECIAL at Enjoy: First year show

Andrew Barber, Chae-Hyon Cho, Clara Chon, Fiona Amundsen, Fiona Connor, Jason Lindsay, Joy Chang, Julien Dyne, Nick Austin, Simon Denny, Stacey Lim, Tamsen Hopkins, Tim Chapman, Wonmok Choi, Xin Cheng

12 Oct – 28 Oct 2005
2005

The first year of art school is often set aside as a time to experiment with materials, ideas, scale and space in a way not possible within the secondary school curriculum. This can be either a liberating or terrifying experience. SPECIAL at Enjoy: First year show takes work from this playful period of freedom and inquiry, combining works by students currently in their first year of study at Elam, Auckland with the first year work of SPECIAL gallery board members and other practicing artists from Auckland and Wellington.

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repeat performance 2005

Amy Howden-Chapman, Biddy Livesey, Bryce Galloway, Chris Cudby, Daniel Malone, John Borley, Louise Tulett, Sean Kerr, Shay Launder

12 Sep – 16 Sep 2005
2005

As a result of 2004's Performance Week success, we decided to do it again. Enjoy Gallery presented repeat performance 2005, a week dedicated to the exploration of contemporary performance art. In 2005 we invited artists from within and outside Wellington to choose a performance of their own or from history to be re-performed.

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Michael Morley

Michael Morley

3 Aug – 19 Aug 2005
2005

Michael Morley's paintings attempted to recreate abstract utopian ideas as graphic symbols. These inevitably operated as failures; an acknowledgement of the elusive nature of utopia and the futility of attempting to recreate it conclusively and with any authority. Failures too because of painting's reliance on failure and disappointment in order to proceed through successive and repeated deaths. The history of post-industrial global culture is replete with examples of failed utopias.

 

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