MILKSTARS: Sound constellations in the Chartwell Collection
Julian Dashper, Milkstar, 1996, Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2013
MILKSTARS: Sound constellations in the Chartwell Collection
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Where
Te Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery
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When
17 August 2024 - 20 October 2024
Lauren Brincat, Mary-Louise Browne, Phil Dadson, Oscar Enberg, Marco Fusinato, Angelica Mesiti, Dane Mitchell, Tahi Moore, John Nixon, Michael Parekõwhai, Julian Dashper, Sriwhana Spong, Michael Stevenson (with Rohan Drape, Neil Kelly and Danius Kesminas)
MILKSTARS: Sound constellations in the Chartwell Collection draws on sound-oriented works in the Chartwell Collection to map relationships between artists across time and space. The exhibition ‘radiates’ from a central dialogue between John Nixon and Julian Dashper who shared a special relationship and are the most deeply collected artists in the Chartwell Collection.
This exhibition marks the 50th anniversary of the Chartwell Collection, which was established in 1974 by the Chartwell Trust, and is made possible with the support of the Chartwell Trust and major lending partner Toi o Tāmaki Auckland Art Gallery.
Curator James Gatt
PANEL DISCUSSION: ARTIST ORBITS
Sunday 18 August, 10.30am – 12pm
Join us at Te Uru at 10:30am for coffee and pastries supplied by the local Crafty Baker before the panel discussion which starts at 11am.
The discussion will unpack artist orbits within the Chartwell Collection, spotlighting the practices of John Nixon and Julian Dashper who are the most deeply collected artists in the Collection. The shared ideologies and connections of these artists across Aotearoa and Australia resulted in numerous collaborations, most notably their record label CIRCLE RECORDS (1996–2002). The exhibition’s title ‘MILKSTARS’ references the name of their first collaborative record MILKSTAR (1996).
The relationship between these artists can be thought of as a nucleus—one of many artist nuclei—around which other artists and communities are figured in orbit like emanating vibrations of sound. The panel includes Sue Cramer (curator, writer and manager of the John Nixon Estate), Marie Shannon (artist and manager of the Julian Dashper Estate), and Sue Gardiner (writer and co-Director of the Chartwell Collection), and will be moderated by Te Uru Curator James Gatt.
