PAST EXHIBITIONS
White Noise
Matt Couper
28 Mar – 8 Apr 2001
Couper brought in a series of paintings and sculptural works, produced several years ago, with the interest of working in a non-dealer space. Th exhibition gave us our first taste of the big time with a review in 'Art New Zealand'.
Hatch
Colin Luxton
21 Feb – 2 Mar 2001
Luxton took a twist on his traditional drawing method of charcoal on paper and brought it into Enjoy by substituting our walls for his removable sheets.
Moat
Eddie Clemens
7 Feb – 18 Feb 2001
Clemens followed fabric with synthetics. Clemens' show consisted of numerous items, formed in polystyrene and plastic, and waterproofed by way of vacuum sealing. All these works referenced a liquid from which they were protected sealed fake toilet rolls, a water sprinkler and a plastic champagne display to mention the more accessible.
Decoration and Crime
Georgie Hill, Ruth Buchanan
1 Jan – 1 Feb 2001
Early 2001 saw Enjoy welcome two artists from Auckland to produce work on site for our continuing #3 series. Ruth Buchanan and Georgie Hill, students at Elam, combined their time in the gallery environment to develop a joint exhibition. Both artists work in materials referencing the traditional position of women as homemaker/house padder, and although working in differing ways, attempted to successfully produce a single show.
Anthea Grob
Anthea Grob
13 Dec – 23 Dec 2000
Anthea had been working on a series of photographs involving the process and outcome of dropping milk into glasses of water. The photographs were intended as part of a body of work toward a masters degree trough the Melbourne Institute of Technology, and brought to light some of the problems where ulterior motives can interfere with curating a successful show.
Hannah and Aaron Beehre
Aaron Beehre, Hannah Beehre
28 Nov – 9 Dec 2000
Hannah and Aaron Beehre followed with another collaborative series of work for the #3 series.
Richard Reddaway and Sean Kerr
Richard Reddaway, Sean Kerr
16 Nov – 25 Nov 2000
The #3 series began with a collaborative, untitled show by Richard Reddaway and Sean Kerr.
Photo Extraction
John Lake
25 Oct – 1 Nov 2000
Summer Residency #3
Photo Extraction was a photographic installation exploring the function and production of certain cultural elements that go towards the formation of a national identity.
Primary
Andy Irving, Clem Devine
1 Oct – 29 Oct 2000
Summer Residency #4
New work from Andy Irving and Clem Devine.
Grand Prix
Amanda Ra
27 Sep – 8 Oct 2000
Amanda Ra was the last artist to show in the Siren series. This exhibition also focused on a twisting of the siren’s allure, targeting the subject of its gaze.
Bionic Elle
Clem Devine, Sam Trustrum
19 Sep – 23 Sep 2000
Number four in the Siren series was a collabortive work by Clem Devine and Sam Trustrum.
Reuben Fischer
Reuben Fischer
30 Aug – 3 Sep 2000
Reuben Fischer exhibited a film piece, choosing to block off the main gallery space, instead using the foyer to present the work.
Ciaran Begley
Ciaran Begley
23 Aug – 27 Aug 2000
Ciaran's was the first show in the Siren series.
Anthony Milton
20 Aug – 3 Sep 2000
Sound Installation
Antony Milton put on the third show of the Siren series.
5 Seconds vs 1/60th
Tao Wells
8 Aug – 20 Aug 2000
As the sixth exhibition in the Viewfinder series, these works were sourced in everyday domestic tasks and functions that are performed to maintain our existence.
Observation Deck 2
Dan Arps
2 Aug – 7 Aug 2000
The fifth show in the viewfinder series was an installation by Dan Arps.
Best Before
Andrew Thomas
25 Jul – 30 Jul 2000
The fourth show in the Viewfinder series was an installation by Andrew Thomas.
The Bright Side
Chris Clements
18 Jul – 23 Jul 2000
The third show of the Viewfinder series involved an installation of fruits and vegetables by Chris Clements.
John Lake
John Lake
12 Jul – 16 Jul 2000
For the second exhibition in the Viewfinder series, John Lake installed five pairs of large glossy photographs based on a polystyrene shape. Each pair of photographs was hung in relation to the windows in the space.
Enjoy Collaboration
4 Jul – 10 Jul 2000
Enjoy began the Viewfinder series and opened the gallery with a collaborative work by the Enjoy project team.