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Present Tense Gow Langsford Gallery 23 April–16 May 2025 Auckland City
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Presented at Gow Langsford’s City gallery, Present Tense brings together a dynamic range of voices shaping the landscape of contemporary art in Aotearoa today. Spanning diverse practices, media, and perspectives from the gallery’s stable, the show reflects a moment of collective inquiry - into identity, memory, materiality, and the evolving nature of image and form. Present Tense features new works from Sara Hughes, Michael Hight, Hugo Koha Lindsay and Grace Wright, as well as recent works from newly represented Steve Carr, Claudia Kogachi, Patricia Piccinini, Dale Frank, Matthew Browne, Chris Heaphy, Sam Harrison, Simon Ingram, Yafeng Duan and the Estate of Paul Dibble. The exhibition is presented to coincide with the Aotearoa Art Fair on 1-4 May 2025 at Viaduct Events Centre, Auckland.

Artists Exhibiting

Michael Hight contemporary artist
Michael Hight b. 1961 Follow +
Hugo Koha Lindsay contemporary artist
Hugo Koha Lindsay b. 1987 Follow +
Dale Frank contemporary artist
Dale Frank b. 1959 Follow +
Chris Heaphy contemporary artist
Chris Heaphy b. 1965 Follow +
Matthew Browne contemporary artist
Matthew Browne Follow +
Virginia Leonard contemporary artist
Virginia Leonard b. 1965 Follow +
Claudia Kogachi contemporary artist
Claudia Kogachi b. 1995 Follow +
Steve Carr contemporary artist
Steve Carr b. 1976 Follow +
Patricia Piccinini contemporary artist
Patricia Piccinini b. 1965 Follow +
Sam Harrison contemporary artist
Sam Harrison b. 1985 Follow +
Max Gimblett contemporary artist
Max Gimblett b. 1935 Follow +
Paul Dibble contemporary artist
Paul Dibble b. 1943 Follow +
Simon Ingram contemporary artist
Simon Ingram b. 1971 Follow +
Antonio Murado contemporary artist
Antonio Murado b. 1964 Follow +
Laurence Aberhart contemporary artist
Laurence Aberhart b. 1949 Follow +
Sara Hughes contemporary artist
Sara Hughes b. 1971 Follow +
About the Gallery

Gow Langsford is a commercial art space committed to fostering and promoting the best contemporary art from New Zealand and abroad. Located directly opposite the Auckland Art Gallery, Gow Langsford Gallery represents over thirty established New Zealand and international artists. Gow Langsford is one of the country’s most established galleries and is widely regarded as its most influential dealer gallery. Alongside a regular and varied exhibition schedule, Gow Langsford is a market leader in works on the secondary market.

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28-36 Wellesley Street East
Auckland
New Zealand
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Monday – Friday, 10 am–5 pm
Saturday, 10 am – 4 pm
Closed Sunday
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Auckland 28-36 Wellesley Street East
Gow Langsford Gallery contemporary art gallery in Auckland City New Zealand
Gow Langsford Gallery
28-36 Wellesley Street East, Auckland, New Zealand
+64 9 303 9395
http://www.gowlangsfordgallery.com

Opening hours
Monday – Friday, 10 am–5 pm
Saturday, 10 am – 4 pm
Closed Sunday
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