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Simon Morris, David Thomas

SIMON MORRIS, DAVID THOMAS

We move through life... perceiving Two Rooms 22 August–28 September 2024 Auckland
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We move through life...perceiving is a composite exhibition featuring abstract paintings, photopaintings, drawings, titles, photography, ceramics, and structures. Simon Morris and David Thomas, who first met in the mid-1990s, have exhibited together across New Zealand, Australia, the UK, Germany, and Asia, showcasing their work in museums, galleries, and alternative spaces.

Their art explores painting as a meditation on time, materiality, process, and poetics, celebrating both simplicity and complexity. Their work is deeply informed by Western, Eastern, and local art practices, with a particular focus on abstraction as a contemplative means of reflecting on reality and perception. This exhibition is diverse yet unified, inviting slow, thoughtful viewing—much like a journey through various aspects of life, celebrating both the intimate and the grand. We move through life...perceiving serves a contemplative purpose.

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Simon Morris contemporary artist
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David Thomas contemporary artist
David Thomas b. 1951 Follow +

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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
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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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