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Core Sample Two Rooms 5 May–3 June 2023 Auckland
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Core Sample showcases abstract painters in the Two Rooms stable selecting a single artwork, and as a sign of things to come, each will have a solo presentation at the gallery within the year. The exhibition features new and recent paintings by Gretchen Albrecht, Matt Arbuckle, Andrew Barber and Tira Walsh – artworks making their first appearance at Two Rooms – alongside newcomer Robbie Fraser.

Core Sample borrows its name from the title of a painting in the show by Matt Arbuckle, whose loosely layered bands of colour suggest strata and other associations. The viewer might think of archaeological and other scientific methods employed to derive a core sample from given research terrain, drilling down in order to reveal new knowledge excavated from beneath the surface. They might draw parallels with these painters’ investigations of surface and depth, materials and meanings, and frames of reference. This eclectic exhibition presents a cross-section of their practices – balancing the dark and dangerous pallette, gestural and geometric – and celebrating the diverse aesthetic, cultural and conceptual potential of contemporary abstraction.

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Artists Exhibiting

Matt Arbuckle contemporary artist
Matt Arbuckle b. 1987 Follow +
Andrew Barber contemporary artist
Andrew Barber b. 1978 Follow +
Gretchen Albrecht contemporary artist
Gretchen Albrecht b. 1943 Follow +
Tira Walsh contemporary artist
Tira Walsh Follow +
About the Gallery

Two Rooms is a contemporary art exhibition venue located in a converted warehouse in Central Auckland, New Zealand. Opened in August 2006, Two Rooms presents a program of residencies and projects by leading International and New Zealand contemporary artists. The building houses two exhibition spaces, the Project Room and the Long Room.

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16 Putiki Street
Newton
Auckland
New Zealand
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Tue - Fri, 11am - 6pm
Sat, 11am - 3pm
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Auckland 16 Putiki Street, Newton
Two Rooms contemporary art gallery in Auckland New Zealand
Two Rooms
16 Putiki Street, Newton, Auckland, New Zealand
+64 9 360 5900
http://www.tworooms.co.nz

Opening hours
Tue - Fri, 11am - 6pm
Sat, 11am - 3pm
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