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Peter Stichbury

PETER STICHBURY

Grand Guignol Lett Thomas 11 June–11 July 2026 Karangahape Road
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Grand Guignol brings together new and recent paintings which reflect on human consciousness in an age increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence. As the boundaries between human cognition, artificial systems, and constructed realities become progressively more porous, emerging technologies subtly reshape and recalibrate the subject’s experience of self and world. These paintings consider how the resulting distortions, mutations, and grotesqueries unfold less as spectacle than as quiet psychological transformation.

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Exhibition view: Peter Stichbury, Grand Guignol, Lett Thomas, Auckland (11 June–11 July 2026). Courtesy Lett Thomas.
Exhibition view: Peter Stichbury, Grand Guignol, Lett Thomas, Auckland (11 June–11 July 2026). Courtesy Lett Thomas.
Exhibition view: Peter Stichbury, Grand Guignol, Lett Thomas, Auckland (11 June–11 July 2026). Courtesy Lett Thomas.
About the Artist

Peter Stichbury is a contemporary Aotearoa/ New Zealand artist. Predominately a painter, he is renowned for his intricate psychological portraits of both real and imagined people that explore themes of popular culture, human consciousness, and science.

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About the Gallery

Lett Thomas is a contemporary art gallery in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. The gallery represents international and locally based artists at the forefront of contemporary practice, and presents a programme of exhibitions focused on innovative practices from the present day and preceding decades. In addition, the gallery regularly produces art publications, ranging from artist books to collected writings.

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312 Karangahape Road
Newton
Auckland
New Zealand
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Wednesday – Friday
11am – 5pm

Saturday
11am – 3pm
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Auckland 312 Karangahape Road, Newton
Lett Thomas contemporary art gallery in Karangahape Road Auckland New Zealand
Lett Thomas
312 Karangahape Road, Newton, Auckland, New Zealand
+64 9 309 7848
https://lett-thomas.com/

Opening hours
Wednesday – Friday
11am – 5pm

Saturday
11am – 3pm
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