MINUS SPACE

Thursday morning from our inventory. Renowned New Zealand artist Julian Dashper’s (1960-2009) stunning cut cedar stretcher work “Untitled (2002)”. This work was included in his last solo exhibition “The Future” here at the gallery back in 2019. A few views of that show are included here.

Julian Dashper is one of the most renowned reductive artists of his generation and was one of the gallery’s earliest international collaborators, starting around the time of our inception in 2003. Working across a wide array of media for nearly three decades, Dashper produced conceptually and aesthetically rigorous paintings, works on paper, installations, albums, performances, and ephemera.

Much of his work concerns the connection between abstract art and popular culture. One recurring theme is the reading of international Modernism in New Zealand art, and how in New Zealand, great Modernist works are known largely through reproduction. Another topic of investigation is the art historical canon – the rarified list of artists regarded by culture in general as great.

Bio
Julian Dashper was born in Auckland, New Zealand, on February 29, 1960 (leap year day) and died in Auckland on July 30, 2009. During his brief but influential career, he mounted more than 140 solo exhibitions of his work worldwide, including in New Zealand, Australia, Asia, Europe, and the United States.

In 2001, Dashper was awarded a Fulbright scholarship and was an artist in residence at the Chinati Foundation in Marfa, Texas. His work is included in public collections internationally.

Artwork: Julian Dashper, Untitled (2002), 2001-2002, Cut cedar stretcher, 36 x 36 x 1.25 inches / 91.5 x 91.5 x 3.2 cm

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