Abstract (Here Is The Thing), a group exhibition at Ahuriri Contemporary
Abstract (Here Is The Thing)
Group exhibition
Ahuriri Contemporary
6A Hastings Street
Napier 4110
Hawke’s Bay
Aotearoa (New Zealand)
25 March – 20 April 2022
Allen Maddox’s impact on painterly abstraction in Aotearoa has been profound and has continued since his death in 2000. As the centre point to Abstract (Here Is The Thing), Ahuriri Contemporary presents two previously un-exhibited masterpieces by the late artist—one completed just before his death, and its counterpart a gift to his wife Marylou—alongside those by leading contemporary abstractionists. The exhibition will hold particular resonance, as Maddox was based in Ahuriri for a large part of his working career.
Anoushka Akel, (Red Legs) Hot Head, 2020, lithographic ink, oil and pastel on canvas, 90 x 120 cm. Courtesy of the artist, Michael Lett and Ahuriri Contemporary
Sarah Louise Keber, Snapped, 2017 – 2022, paint on steel, 41 x 44 x 37 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Ahuriri Contemporary
Philippa Blair, Tongue-Tied, 2004, oil on canvas, 76 x 158 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Ahuriri Contemporary
Jamie Te Heuheu, Yellow, 2022, oil on jute, 30 x 25 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Ahuriri Contemporary
James Cousins, Untitled (lupin 6), acrylic and oil on canvas, 140 x 70 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Ahuriri Contemporary
Richard Bryant, Flock, 2016, acrylic on fabric and twine, chain and nails
40 x 35 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Ahuriri Contemporary
Patrick Lundberg, Untitled, 2018, acrylic on fabric, enamel on pin, 114 x 1 cm; Allen Maddox, Untitled, n.d., oil on canvas, 121.5 x 121.5 cm. Installation view, Abstract (Here Is The Thing), Ahuriri Contemporary, Hastings, March 2022
Allen Maddox, Untitled, n.d., oil on canvas, 61 x 61 cm. Courtesy of the Allen Maddox estate and Ahuriri Contemporary
Allen Maddox, Untitled, n.d., oil on canvas, 121.5 x 121.5 cm. Courtesy of the Allen Maddox estate and Ahuriri Contemporary
Cat Fooks, Lavender, 2022, mixed media and oil on canvas, 31 x 25 cm; Seung Yul Oh, Atonal Sonority, 2022, acrylic on linen, 95 x 95 cm. Installation view, Abstract (Here Is The Thing), Ahuriri Contemporary, Hastings, March 2022