PAST EXHIBITIONS
Free Parking
Andrew Thomas, Tao Wells
14 May – 17 May 2001
As part of the From Enjoy series, this work was a new take on the found object approach to art, mixed with a kind of performance. Enjoy staff members wearing nametags kept a vigilant eye on a specific parking space directly across the road from the gallery. This parking space was made free to members of the public. The staff would make sure that any car parking in the space had its parking paid for and was presented with a sticker which said that they had parked for free as part of an exhibition at Enjoy
Pigeon
Andrew Thomas
1 May – 7 May 2001
As the first exhibition of the From Enjoy series, PIGEON responds to 'popular' public perceptions of contemporary art. As the gallery goers gather around the windows looking for the art beyond, a pigeon sits on a ledge looking in to the gallery.
Ros Cameron
Ros Cameron
11 Apr – 23 Apr 2001
She had become familiar with the gallery's nooks and crannies and had also been host to the odd person with a history of the building. The two fireplaces along the long wall of the gallery interested her, as did the flat white walls behind them.
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.