All There Is Left

Lieko Shiga

Paul Johns

Francis Alÿs

curated by Christina Barton, Michelle Menzies, and Laura Preston

20 July – 29 September 2013

Lieko Shiga, RASEN KAIGAN (2008-2013) at the Adam Art Gallery. Photo: Shaun Waugh.

Lieko Shiga, RASEN KAIGAN, 2008-2013. Installation view, All There Is Left, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2013. Photo: Shaun Waugh

Lieko Shiga, RASEN KAIGAN (2008-2013) at the Adam Art Gallery. Photo: Shaun Waugh.

Lieko Shiga, RASEN KAIGAN, 2008-2013. Installation view, All There Is Left, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2013. Photo: Shaun Waugh

Lieko Shiga, RASEN KAIGAN (2008-2013) at the Adam Art Gallery. Photo: Shaun Waugh.

Lieko Shiga, RASEN KAIGAN, 2008-2013. Installation view, All There Is Left, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2013. Photo: Shaun Waugh

Lieko Shiga, RASEN KAIGAN (2008-2013) at the Adam Art Gallery. Photo: Shaun Waugh.

Lieko Shiga, RASEN KAIGAN, 2008-2013. Installation view, All There Is Left, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2013. Photo: Shaun Waugh

Lieko Shiga, Blindfolded Pilot from the RASEN KAIGAN series, 2008-2012. Courtesy of the artist.

Lieko Shiga, Blindfolded Pilot, from RASEN KAIGAN, 2008-2013. Courtesy of the artist

Lieko Shiga, Portrait of Cultivation from the RASEN KAIGAN series, 2008-2012. Courtesy of the artist.

Lieko Shiga, Portrait of Cultivation, from RASEN KAIGAN, 2008-2013. Courtesy of the artist

Lieko Shiga, RASEN KAIGAN (2008-2013) at the Adam Art Gallery. Photo: Shaun Waugh.

Lieko Shiga, RASEN KAIGAN, 2008-2013. Installation view, All There Is Left, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2013. Photo: Shaun Waugh

Lieko Shiga, RASEN KAIGAN (2008-2013) at the Adam Art Gallery. Photo: Shaun Waugh.

Lieko Shiga, RASEN KAIGAN, 2008-2013. Installation view, All There Is Left, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2013. Photo: Shaun Waugh

Lieko Shiga, RASEN KAIGAN (2008-2013) at the Adam Art Gallery. Photo: Shaun Waugh.

Lieko Shiga, RASEN KAIGAN, 2008-2013. Installation view, All There Is Left, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2013. Photo: Shaun Waugh

Lieko Shiga, RASEN KAIGAN (2008-2013) at the Adam Art Gallery. Photo: Shaun Waugh.

Lieko Shiga, RASEN KAIGAN, 2008-2013. Installation view, All There Is Left, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2013. Photo: Shaun Waugh

Lieko Shiga, RASEN KAIGAN (2008-2013) at the Adam Art Gallery. Photo: Shaun Waugh.

Lieko Shiga, RASEN KAIGAN, 2008-2013. Installation view, All There Is Left, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2013. Photo: Shaun Waugh

Lieko Shiga, RASEN KAIGAN (2008-2013) at the Adam Art Gallery. Photo: Shaun Waugh.

Lieko Shiga, RASEN KAIGAN, 2008-2013. Installation view, All There Is Left, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2013. Photo: Shaun Waugh

Lieko Shiga, RASEN KAIGAN (2008-2013) at the Adam Art Gallery. Photo: Shaun Waugh.

Lieko Shiga, RASEN KAIGAN, 2008-2013. Installation view, All There Is Left, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2013. Photo: Shaun Waugh

Paul Johns, Mum (2013) at the Adam Art Gallery. Mixed media installation. Photo: Shaun Waugh.

Paul Johns, Mum, 2013, mixed media installation. Installation view, All There Is Left, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2013. Photo: Shaun Waugh

Paul Johns, Mum (2013) at the Adam Art Gallery. Mixed media installation. Photo: Shaun Waugh.

Paul Johns, Mum, 2013, mixed media installation. Installation view, All There Is Left, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2013. Photo: Shaun Waugh

Paul Johns, Mum (2013) at the Adam Art Gallery. Mixed media installation. Photo: Shaun Waugh.

Paul Johns, Mum, 2013, mixed media installation. Installation view, All There Is Left, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2013. Photo: Shaun Waugh

Paul Johns, The Odeon Theatre, 25 May 2013. Inkjet on archival paper. Courtesy of the artist.

Paul Johns, The Odeon Theatre, 25 May 2013. Inkjet on archival paper. Courtesy of the artist

Paul Johns, The Odeon Theatre, 25 May 2013. Inkjet on archival paper. Courtesy of the artist.

Paul Johns, The Odeon Theatre, 25 May 2013. Inkjet on archival paper. Courtesy of the artist

Paul Johns, The Odeon Theatre, 25 May 2013. Inkjet on archival paper. Courtesy of the artist.

Paul Johns, The Odeon Theatre, 25 May 2013. Inkjet on archival paper. Courtesy of the artist

Paul Johns, Mum (2013) at the Adam Art Gallery. Mixed media installation. Photo: Shaun Waugh.

Paul Johns, Mum, 2013, mixed media installation. Installation view, All There Is Left, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2013. Photo: Shaun Waugh

Paul Johns, Mum (2013) at the Adam Art Gallery. Mixed media installation. Photo: Shaun Waugh.

Paul Johns, Mum, 2013, mixed media installation. Installation view, All There Is Left, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2013. Photo: Shaun Waugh

Paul Johns, Mum (2013) at the Adam Art Gallery. Mixed media installation. Photo: Shaun Waugh.

Paul Johns, Mum, 2013, mixed media installation. Installation view, All There Is Left, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2013. Photo: Shaun Waugh

Paul Johns, Mum (2013) at the Adam Art Gallery. Mixed media installation. Photo: Shaun Waugh.

Paul Johns, Mum, 2013, mixed media installation. Installation view, All There Is Left, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2013. Photo: Shaun Waugh

Paul Johns, Mum (2013) at the Adam Art Gallery. Mixed media installation. Photo: Shaun Waugh.

Paul Johns, Mum, 2013, mixed media installation. Installation view, All There Is Left, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2013. Photo: Shaun Waugh

Paul Johns, Mum (2013) at the Adam Art Gallery. Mixed media installation. Photo: Shaun Waugh.

Paul Johns, Mum, 2013, mixed media installation. Installation view, All There Is Left, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2013. Photo: Shaun Waugh

Installation view of Francis Alÿs (in collaboration with Julien Devaux and Ajmal Maiwandi), Reel-Unreel (2011) at the Adam Art Gallery. Single channel video projection, 19:28min, color, sound. Photo: Shaun Waugh.

Francis Alÿs (in collaboration with Julien Devaux and Ajmal Maiwandi), Reel-Unreel, 2011, single channel video projection, 19:28min, color, sound. Installation view, All There Is Left, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2013. Photo: Shaun Waugh

Francis Alÿs (in collaboration with Julien Devaux and Ajmal Maiwandi), still from Reel-Unreel, 2011. Video documentation of an action. Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner, New York/London.

Francis Alÿs (in collaboration with Julien Devaux and Ajmal Maiwandi), still from Reel-Unreel, 2011. Video documentation of an action. Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner, New York/London

Francis Alÿs (in collaboration with Julien Devaux and Ajmal Maiwandi), still from Reel-Unreel, 2011. Video documentation of an action. Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner, New York/London.

Francis Alÿs (in collaboration with Julien Devaux and Ajmal Maiwandi), still from Reel-Unreel, 2011. Video documentation of an action. Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner, New York/London

Francis Alÿs (in collaboration with Julien Devaux and Ajmal Maiwandi), still from Reel-Unreel, 2011. Video documentation of an action. Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner, New York/London.

Francis Alÿs (in collaboration with Julien Devaux and Ajmal Maiwandi), still from Reel-Unreel, 2011. Video documentation of an action. Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner, New York/London

Installation view of Francis Alÿs (in collaboration with Julien Devaux and Ajmal Maiwandi), Reel-Unreel (2011) at the Adam Art Gallery. Single channel video projection, 19:28min, color, sound. Photo: Shaun Waugh.

Francis Alÿs (in collaboration with Julien Devaux and Ajmal Maiwandi), Reel-Unreel, 2011, single channel video projection, 19:28min, color, sound. Installation view, All There Is Left, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2013. Photo: Shaun Waugh

Installation view of Francis Alÿs (in collaboration with Julien Devaux and Ajmal Maiwandi), Reel-Unreel (2011) at the Adam Art Gallery. Single channel video projection, 19:28min, color, sound. Photo: Shaun Waugh.

Francis Alÿs (in collaboration with Julien Devaux and Ajmal Maiwandi), Reel-Unreel, 2011, single channel video projection, 19:28min, color, sound. Installation view, All There Is Left, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2013. Photo: Shaun Waugh

Francis Alÿs (in collaboration with Julien Devaux and Ajmal Maiwandi), still from Reel-Unreel, 2011. Video documentation of an action. Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner, New York/London.

Francis Alÿs (in collaboration with Julien Devaux and Ajmal Maiwandi), still from Reel-Unreel, 2011. Video documentation of an action. Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner, New York/London

Installation view of Francis Alÿs (in collaboration with Julien Devaux and Ajmal Maiwandi), Reel-Unreel (2011) at the Adam Art Gallery. Single channel video projection, 19:28min, color, sound. Photo: Shaun Waugh.

Francis Alÿs (in collaboration with Julien Devaux and Ajmal Maiwandi), Reel-Unreel, 2011, single channel video projection, 19:28min, color, sound. Installation view, All There Is Left, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2013. Photo: Shaun Waugh

Francis Alÿs (in collaboration with Julien Devaux and Ajmal Maiwandi), production still from Reel-Unreel, 2011. Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner, New York/London. Photo: Ajmal Maiwandi.

Francis Alÿs (in collaboration with Julien Devaux and Ajmal Maiwandi), production still from Reel-Unreel, 2011. Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner, New York/London. Photo: Ajmal Maiwandi