New to the Collection

A selection of some of the more recent additions to the VUW Art Collection.

Kate NEWBY, You got to write a song and I got to be in it., 2021, terracotta tiles, Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, purchased 2021

Kate NEWBY, incredible. Always., 2021, unique cyanotype on Arches watercolour paper, Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, commissioned 2021

Ruth Buchanan, 24 Hour Body (Whole Egg), 2015, hand latch-hooked rug, Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, gifted by the artist 2020, Gift of the artist to Victoria University of Wellington in acknowledgement of the Adam Art Gallery and its commissioning of and support for the Walters Prize winning exhibition BAD VISUAL SYSTEMS

Dane MITCHELL, List of Lists, 2020, 12-inch lathe-cut record, printed sleeve, Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, accessioned 2020

Billy APPLE, From the Decade Series, 2019, inkjet print on paper, edition of 20, Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, accessioned 2020

Toss WOOLLASTON, Tasman Bay, 1928, 1972, oil on board, Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, donated by Tim and Helen Beaglehole in 2020

Frances HODGKINS, The White Chateau, Circa 1930, oil on canvas, Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, donated by Elsie and J.C. Beaglehole

Luke Willis Thompson, How Long?, 2018, 16mm, colour, silent 11 minutes, 26 seconds @ 24 fps Kodak Vision 3 250d colour negative film transferred to digital video Silk-screen text, Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection. Commissioned by Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Wellington. Produced with support from Creative New Zealand, Chartwell Trust and the Jan Warburton Charitable Trust. Filmed on location in Lautoka, Suva, and Nausori, and with the permission of the villages of Namoli and Munua, December 2017.

Mata Aho Collective, Te Whare Pora, 2012, woven faux mink fur blanket, Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, purchased 2020

Edith AMITUANAI, Mr Manu, 2007-2008, c-type photograph, framed, Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, purchased 2019

Andrew BECK, Glass Strata, 2015, gelatin silver prints, artist made frames (diptych), Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, purchased 2019

Ngahuia HARRISON, Pakora (to be low(of tide)), 2012, digital print, Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, purchased 2019

Robert JAHNKE, I THINK THEREFORE IAM, 2010, lacquer on stainless steel, Gift of Grant and Pauline Guilford, 2018

Simon INGRAM, Aldra Island, 2011, oil on canvas, Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, purchased 2018, partial gift of the artist and Gow Langsford Gallery

Simon INGRAM, Ebino, 2011, oil on canvas, Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, purchased 2018, partial gift of the artist and Gow Langsford Gallery

Dane MITCHELL, Meander Collection, 2015, c-print, Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, purchased 2018

Dane MITCHELL, Structural Formula, Water Molecule, 2015, brass, Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, purchased 2018

Yllwbro, Te Tohu o Kōanga, 2017, Plywood, baby zincalume, steel screws, panel pin nails, pine dowel, braided wire, Le Corbusier Polychromie acrylic, paua shell laminate, Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, purchased 2018

Yllwbro, Tipi Haere: Miss Wētā’s All-Terrain Caravan & Mobile Home, 2017, ‘MAN Road Hauler’ toy articulated truck and caravan, die cast metal, plastic, automotive spray paint, ‘Beehive’ matchbox labels, leaf litter, striker, copper wire, Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, gift of the artists and Mokopōpaki

William LINSCOTT, XCIII, 2016, HD digital video with two-channel sound by Flinn Gendall, Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, purchased 2018

Fresh and Fruity, Manifesto vol 1: Fresh and Fruity is a sexy new look, 2014, 2017, printed poster, 200 copies and digital file, Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, purchased 2018

Ken Cao, Untitled from ‘Dickhead’ Series, 2017, colour photograph, Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, gifted 2018

Gavin HIPKINS, Anna SANDERSON,  and Philip KELLY, What Remains, The Karori Commission, 2017, 30 archival pigment prints, Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, commissioned 2017

Billy APPLE, For Womens Refuge, 1999, acrylic on canvas, Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, gifted 2017

Richard FRATER, Not Titled, 2017, ambrotype, Victoria University Art Collection, purchased 2017

Rita ANGUS (b. 1908, d. 1970), Mother Watching T.V. Napier, 1969, oil on board, Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, acquired in memory of Emeritus Professor Tim Beaglehole, guardian of the Collection between 1963 and 2006.  His bequest funded the purchase through the Victoria University of Wellington Foundation, 2017

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Peter MADDEN (b. 1966), Memory believes before knowing remembers 2016, collage and mixed media on soft board,  850 x 675mm, Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, purchased 2016

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Yvonne TODD, Guttural Flower, 2006, c-type print, 880 x 760mm, Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, purchased 2016

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Seraphine PICK, Superstar, 2015, oil on linen, 1650 x 2000 mm, Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, purchased 2016

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Bruce BARBER, Projected Performance for a Lake, 1973/2015, inkjet prints on archival paper, one of edition of 3, framed 840 x 640mm, Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, purchased 2016

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Bruce BARBER, Whatipu Beach Performance, 1973/2015, inkjet prints on archival paper, one of edition of 3, framed 840 x 640mm, Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, purchased 2016

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Bruce BARBER, Mt Eden Crater Performance, 1973/2015, inkjet prints on archival paper, one of edition of 3, framed 840 x 640mm, Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, purchased 2016

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Simon MORRIS, Colour Order 10, 2015, acrylic on canvas, 775 x 775mm, Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, purchased 2015

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Eddie CLEMENS, Collector’s Edition Glitch (Viewing Bridge), 2014, iMovie, 11:26 mins, Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, purchased 2015

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Gordon H. BROWN, The Ghost of Life Echoed in Books, 1954, Linocut, 130 x 175mm, Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, gift of the artist 2015

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Simon DENNY (born 1982), 110. The following domain names: Megastuff.co; Megaworld.com; Megaclicks.co; Megastuff.info; Megaclicks.org; Megaworld.mobi; Megastuff.org; Megaclick.us; Mageclick.com; HDmegaporn.com; Megavkdeo.com; Megaupload.com; Megaupload.org; Megarotic.com; Megaclick.com; Megavideo.com; Megavideoclips.com; Megaporn.com, 2014, digital print on POWER-SOL SI 453 Premium Artist Canvas Polycotton Semi-Matt Weiß 350g, 1600 x 1100mm, Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, purchased 2015

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Kim PIETERS, …and you will find yourself in a beautiful house with a beautiful man, from the ‘arbitrary knowledges’ series, 2013, mixed media on board, 600 x 820mm, Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, purchased 2014

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Judy MILLAR, Zoom Zoom IV, 2013, acrylic and screenprint on canvas, 2340 x 1680mm, Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, purchased 2014

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Peter PERYER, Angel Wings, 2013, edition 7/10, pigment ink on Hahnemühle photo rag 308 gsm, 750 x 550 mm, Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, purchased 2014

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Peter PERYER, Fans, Fiji, 2013, edition 7/10, pigment ink on Hahnemühle photo rag 308 gsm 750 x 550 mm, Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, purchased 2014