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Christopher Ulutupu. Saltbaths (2021), from the series New Kid in Town. 4:16 min, video looped. Commissioned by Cement Fondu and supported by Creative NZ

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The Romantic Picturesque: The Postcard Trilogy, (2

The Romantic Picturesque: The Postcard Trilogy, (2016-2018) established Ulutupu’s unique approach to re-imagining traditional and contemporary Pacific identities within idealised landscapes. The trio of works addresses cultural stereotyping, including the assumption that Pacific Islanders have an innate affinity with Mother Nature. Ulutupu explains that for him, “this relationship is as artificial as any other tourist visiting the Pacific”.⁠

These works are presented as part of 'Attention Tourist' now showing.
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Pictured: Christopher Ulutupu. The Romantique Picturesque, The Postcard Trilogy (2016-2018)⁠
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Attention Tourist
16 January - 7 March
Open Thursday to Sunday between 11am and 5pm.

Attention Tourist in this month’s @bellemagazine

Attention Tourist in this month’s @bellemagazineau 🤍

Thank you to everybody who came by to view ‘Atte

Thank you to everybody who came by to view ‘Attention Tourist’ over the weekend. It’s so great to be able to invite you back into the space.

The exhibition is now showing until 7 March, Thursday to Sunday between 11am and 5pm.

Pictured; Christopher Ulutupu, Whistling Waterfall, from the series New Kid in Town. Commissioned by Cement Fondu and supported by Creative NZ

and just like that we’re open to the public agai

and just like that we’re open to the public again!

In our annual pairing of an early career Asia-Pacific artist with an esteemed international artist, Cement Fondu presents Samoan New Zealander Christopher Ulutupu alongside US artistic duo Lizzie Fitch and Ryan Trecartin, whose critically acclaimed multimedia installations have been exhibited at the Prada Foundation, Milan (2019), the Venice Biennale (2013) and the Whitney Museum of American Art (2006).

Attention Tourist opens today from 11am. The exhibition will run until 7 March.

Pictured; Ryan Trecartin, Temple Time, video still 2016, image courtesy Electronic Arts Intemix (EAI)

We can’t wait to invite you back into the galler

We can’t wait to invite you back into the gallery from this weekend for ‘Attention Tourist’ — featuring a new commission and selected works by @tulisi88 and selected works from @lizzieftch and @ryantrecartin.

Thank you for for including us in your exhibitions to visit this month - @monsterchildren @bluechlo

Ryan Trecartin & Lizzie Fitch, Temple Time (2016)

Ryan Trecartin & Lizzie Fitch, Temple Time (2016) presented for 'Attention Tourist', opening at the gallery this weekend.
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Due to COVID restrictions, we've made the difficult decision to postpone our opening celebration. Rather than holding an opening event, the gallery will instead be open at our regular hours of 11-5pm this Saturday, January 16th. The show remains open until March 7th.

We can't wait to invite you back into the gallery and look forward to finding time to celebrate properly with you all during the exhibition period.