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John Nixon

JOHN NIXON

Works 1990 – 2014 Two Rooms 10 February–18 March 2023 Auckland
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This small retrospective presents twelve paintings by John Nixon from 1990 to 2014 that are previously unseen at Two Rooms. Drawn from different series, the works exemplify central aspects of Nixon’s practice from this period of his 60-year oeuvre. In them, we see simple formal structures and specific primary and secondary colours in both monochrome and polychrome formats.

Nixon continues the principles of geometric and minimal abstraction to convey a sense of their possibility and renewal. His choices of art- and non-art materials, and the paintings’ strong relationship to the surrounding space are also factors in his personalisation and furtherance of an art form originating in the early twentieth century. As Nixon articulated in 2015: “through the materiality of all the works in the exhibition, the non-objective joins with the concrete and the real within an abstract realm.”

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Sydney-born contemporary artist John Nixon was a leading figure of Australian abstraction and experimental art. Spanning more than half a century from the late 1960s, his career was defined by formal experiments and innovation that encompassed painting to collage, photography, video, dance and experimental music performance.

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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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