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Curated by Jonny Niesche

CURATED BY JONNY NIESCHE

Ümwelt Starkwhite 1–30 September 2023 Auckland
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“What is the word for a world opened by desire, or solidarity; a word for the world of an artist in the moment they perceive the material conditions of their making, in the moment the work of art emerges as a complex that contains and exceeds their imprint; a word for the world of friendship or insurrection?” - Astrid L’Orange, ‘No World but the world!’, exhibition text, 2023

In Ümwelt, Jonny Niesche reflects on and acknowledges the overlapping worlds of practice that surround him. From reading about the evolutionary pressures that led to different forms of eyesight Jonny began to think about the various evolutionary influences on an artist’s studio practice. This show considers the intricacies of making and surviving, and the various friendships, material conditions, insurrections, solidarities and desires of artists’ worlds...

Featuring:

Daniel Boccato (USA) Greg Bogin (USA) Florian Maier-Achen (GER) Gerold Miller (GER) Robert Moreland (USA) Elizabeth Pulie (AUS) Anselm Reyle (GER) Jim Roche (AUS) Rosie Rose (KOR) Tariku Shiferaw (USA) Jessica Stockholder (USA) Vincent Szarek (USA) Blair Thurman (USA) Brendan Van Hek (AUS)

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Artists Exhibiting

Brendan Van Hek contemporary artist
Brendan Van Hek b. 1968 Follow +
Florian Maier-Aichen contemporary artist
Florian Maier-Aichen b. 1973 Follow +
Gerold Miller contemporary artist
Gerold Miller b. 1961 Follow +
Robert Moreland contemporary artist
Robert Moreland Follow +
Elizabeth Pulie contemporary artist
Elizabeth Pulie b. 1968 Follow +
Anselm Reyle contemporary artist
Anselm Reyle b. 1970 Follow +
Jessica Stockholder contemporary artist
Jessica Stockholder b. 1959 Follow +
Blair Thurman contemporary artist
Blair Thurman b. 1961 Follow +

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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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Starkwhite contemporary art gallery in Auckland New Zealand
Starkwhite
94 Newton Road, Newton, Auckland, New Zealand
+64 9 307 0703
http://www.starkwhite.co.nz

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Tue - Fri, 10pm - 5pm
Sat, 11am - 3pm
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