
IMA Director Robert Leonard has curated an exhibition for Starkwhite to coincide with the opening of the Auckland Triennial in May. Titled Bazinga! - the notorious catchphrase of Dr Sheldon Cooper from the TV sitcom The Big Bang Theory - the show will explore a geek sensibility in recent Australian art. It features work that touches on science (especially astrophysics) and science fiction (particularly Star Trek); on mathematics and statistics; on technology, computers, computer games, and the internet; and on obsessive fandom, autistic behaviour, social awkwardness, and inane pranks. The artists are Rebecca Baumann, Botborg, Antoinette J. Citizen, Gabrielle de Vietri, Danielle Freakley, Daniel McKewen, Ross Manning, Grant Stevens, and Stuart Ringholt.
Bazinga! opens Saturday 11 May at 5.30pm, with an audio-visual feedback performance by Botborg, at 7.00pm, and runs until 8 June.
Starkwhite is a contemporary art gallery in Auckland, New Zealand, specialising in the presentation of interdisciplinary visual art exhibitions with an international focus. Starkwhite is committed to a strong art fair programme engaging with the best of contemporary art practice.
In 2022 Starkwhite partnered with 1301PE (Los Angeles) to open 1301SW in Melbourne, Australia. 1301SW opened its second space in Sydney in October 2024. www.1301SW.com.

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