EMILY HARTLEY-SKUDDER Sure & Natural Flesh Blush 2018. Mixed media including oil on linen. Staging Your Comeback 2020. Carpet, wall paint, oil on linen, pine and aluminium trim. Courtesy of the artist and Jonathan Smart Gallery
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EMILY HARTLEY-SKUDDER Sure & Natural Flesh Blush 2018 (detail). Mixed media including oil on linen. Staging Your Comeback 2020. Carpet, wall paint, oil on linen, pine and aluminium trim. Courtesy of the artist and Jonathan Smart Gallery
KUSHANA BUSH Us Lucky Observers 2016. Gouache and pencil on paper. Collection of the Dunedin Public Art Gallery. + EMILY HARTLEY SKUDDER Staging Your Comeback 2020. PVC wall stickers, wall paint, carpet, found hand basins, water pumps and water, pine and aluminium trim. Courtesy of the artist and Jonathan Smart Gallery
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KUSHANA BUSH Us Lucky Observers 2016. Gouache and pencil on paper. Collection of the Dunedin Public Art Gallery. + EMILY HARTLEY SKUDDER Staging Your Comeback 2020. PVC wall stickers, wall paint, carpet, found hand basins, water pumps and water, pine and aluminium trim. Courtesy of the artist and Jonathan Smart Gallery
STEVE CARR Transpiration (Offshoots) 2014. 3 channel HD video (15 min). Collection of the Dunedin Public Art Gallery. + EMILY HARTLEY SKUDDER Staging Your Comeback 2020. New old stock wallpaper, digital sublimation print on microfibre, chrome towel holders, MDF, pine, aluminium and PVC trim. Courtesy of the artist and Jonathan Smart Gallery
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STEVE CARR Transpiration (Offshoots) 2014. 3 channel HD video (15 min). Collection of the Dunedin Public Art Gallery. + EMILY HARTLEY SKUDDER Staging Your Comeback 2020. New old stock wallpaper, digital sublimation print on microfibre, chrome towel holders, MDF, pine, aluminium and PVC trim. Courtesy of the artist and Jonathan Smart Gallery
FIONA CONNOR Miss Crabb Door 2005. MDF, plexiglass, clay, paint, hardware, custom fixtures. Collection of the Dunedin Public Art Gallery. Purchased 2019. + EMILY HARTLEY SKUDDER Staging Your Comeback 2020. PVC wall stickers and pine trim. Courtesy of the artist and Jonathan Smart Gallery
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FIONA CONNOR Miss Crabb Door 2005. MDF, plexiglass, clay, paint, hardware, custom fixtures. Collection of the Dunedin Public Art Gallery. Purchased 2019. + EMILY HARTLEY SKUDDER Staging Your Comeback 2020. PVC wall stickers and pine trim. Courtesy of the artist and Jonathan Smart Gallery
ERICA VAN ZON Frances Hodgkins 2014. Cotton, dacron, polycotton, clay, acrylic, gouache. Collection of the Dunedin Public Art Gallery. + EMILY HARTLEY SKUDDER Staging Your Comeback 2020. Carpet, wall paint, oil on linen, cotton and microfibre, found light fixtures and vase, MDF, pine and aluminium trim. Courtesy of the artist and Jonathan Smart Gallery
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ERICA VAN ZON Frances Hodgkins 2014. Cotton, dacron, polycotton, clay, acrylic, gouache. Collection of the Dunedin Public Art Gallery. + EMILY HARTLEY SKUDDER Staging Your Comeback 2020. Carpet, wall paint, oil on linen, cotton and microfibre, found light fixtures and vase, MDF, pine and aluminium trim. Courtesy of the artist and Jonathan Smart Gallery
NICK AUSTIN Unfinished Couch 2017. Flashe and carton pierre on polystyrene. Collection of the Dunedin Public Art Gallery. Given 2017 by the artist. + EMILY HARTLEY SKUDDER Staging Your Comeback 2020. Self-adhesive shelf liner on MDF and aluminium composite panel, oil on linen, found light shade and plumbing fixtures, aluminium trim. Courtesy of the artist and Jonathan Smart Gallery
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EMILY HARTLEY SKUDDER Staging Your Comeback 2020 (detail). Self-adhesive shelf liner on MDF and aluminium composite panel, oil on linen, found light shade and plumbing fixtures, aluminium trim. Courtesy of the artist and Jonathan Smart Gallery
KAWITA VATANAJYANKUR Dye 2018. HD video, single channel (7 min, 30 sec). Collection of the Dunedin Public Art Gallery. + EMILY HARTLEY SKUDDER Staging Your Comeback 2020. Vinyl flooring, PVC wall stickers, wall paint, oil on linen, found basin and bath, MDF, soap, pine and aluminium trim. Courtesy of the artist and Jonathan Smart Gallery
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KAWITA VATANAJYANKUR Dye 2018. HD video, single channel (7 min, 30 sec). Collection of the Dunedin Public Art Gallery. + EMILY HARTLEY SKUDDER Staging Your Comeback 2020. Vinyl flooring, PVC wall stickers, wall paint, oil on linen, found basin and bath, MDF, soap, pine and aluminium trim. Courtesy of the artist and Jonathan Smart Gallery
MICHAEL PAREKOWHAI Constitution Hill 2011. Bronze. Jim Barr and Mary Barr Collection + EMILY HARTLEY SKUDDER Staging Your Comeback 2020. Semi-transparent window vinyl on aluminium composite panel, oil on linen, found hose and plumbing fixtures, aluminium trim. Courtesy of the artist and Jonathan Smart Gallery
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EMILY HARTLEY SKUDDER Staging Your Comeback 2020 (detail). Semi-transparent window vinyl on aluminium composite panel, oil on linen, found hose and plumbing fixtures, aluminium trim. Courtesy of the artist and Jonathan Smart Gallery
YVONNE TODD Founding CEO 2008. Lightjet print. Collection of the Dunedin Public Art Gallery. + EMILY HARTLEY SKUDDER Staging Your Comeback 2020. Found carpet, PVC wall stickers, wall paint, found and fabricated furniture, oil on linen, found fireplace surround and electric wood embers, MDF, pine and aluminium trim. Courtesy of the artist and Jonathan Smart Gallery
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YVONNE TODD Founding CEO 2008. Lightjet print. Collection of the Dunedin Public Art Gallery. + EMILY HARTLEY SKUDDER Staging Your Comeback 2020. Found carpet, PVC wall stickers, wall paint, found and fabricated furniture, oil on linen, found fireplace surround and electric wood embers, MDF, pine and aluminium trim. Courtesy of the artist and Jonathan Smart Gallery
EMILY HARTLEY SKUDDER Staging Your Comeback 2020 (detail). Found carpet, PVC wall stickers, wall paint, found and fabricated furniture, oil on linen, found fireplace surround and electric wood embers, MDF, pine and aluminium trim. Courtesy of the artist and Jonathan Smart Gallery
Additions + Alterations
15 February 2020 - 26 October 2020
Additions + Alterations presents new work by Wellington-based artist Emily Hartley-Skudder, alongside a selection of works from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery’s contemporary collection. Using the notion of re-framing or re-positioning as a thematic tool, each collection work sits within an environment designed by Hartley-Skudder, conceived specifically for the work which inhabits it. Hartley-Skudder’s interventions subvert and reframe the gallery’s typical aesthetic, drawing on her interests in design language and the domestic, notions of representation, commodification and the artificial or constructed.
The eight works drawn from the Gallery’s permanent or long-term loan collections represent acquisitions made over the recent period, reflecting key patrons and donations, as well as outcomes of the Gallery’s exhibition and residency programmes. These works, by Nick Austin, Kushana Bush, Steve Carr, Fiona Connor, Michael Parekowhai, Yvonne Todd, Erica van Zon and Kawita Vatanajyankur, all shift the framework of their subject matter in some way. From redefining the role of the human body, to providing an alternative representation of form, these works explore the impacts of context, reproduction, materiality and function within contemporary practice.
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