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Diena Georgetti, Michael Illingworth, Sam Rountree Williams

DIENA GEORGETTI, MICHAEL ILLINGWORTH, SAM ROUNTREE WILLIAMS

How to Fight Loneliness Hamish McKay 24 February–16 March 2024 Wellington
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I’ve loved Sam Rountree Williams’ work since I saw his exhibition Cell at Robert Heald Gallery in 2019. So, I was thrilled when Robert asked me if I’d like to show this work by Sam, Out There on the Slippery Seas. It is inspired by Matisse’s masterpiece The Conversation (1908-12). For me, it brought to mind the great Wilco song How to Fight Loneliness.

To fight the loneliness, I thought I’d bring three paintings about isolation into conversation together. In these haunting images, Diena Georgetti, Michael Illingworth and Sam Rountree Williams each communicate a sense and understanding of physical and spiritual disconnection. When I look at them, I feel strangely connected! Not so alone after all...

Hamish McKay

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Diena Georgetti contemporary artist
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Sam Rountree Williams contemporary artist
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The Hamish McKay Gallery opened in 1993 and represents leading artists from New Zealand and Australia.

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Wellington
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Hamish McKay contemporary art gallery in Wellington New Zealand
Hamish McKay
16 Jessie Street, Wellington, New Zealand
+64 4 384 7140
http://www.hamishmckay.co.nz

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Friday - Saturday: 11am - 5pm, or by appointment
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