The Tomorrow People

Wendelien Bakker

Diva Blair

Jesse Bowling

Teghan Burt

Quishile Charan

Sam Clague

Hikalu Clarke

Claudia Dunes & Rainer Weston

Fresh and Fruity

William Linscott

Isabella Loudon

Theo Macdonald

Annie Mackenzie & Dave Marshall

Ammon Ngakuru

Christina Pataialii

Maddy Plimmer

Deborah Rundle

Tim Wagg

Daegan Wells

Aliyah Winter

Xun Cao

Yllwbro

curated by Christina Barton, Stephen Cleland and Simon Gennard

21 July – 01 October 2017

Fresh and Fruity, Manifesto vol 1: Fresh and Fruity is a sexy new look, 2014/2017, printed poster, vinyl text. Courtesy of the artists. On view in the exhibition The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, 22 July – 1 October 2017, photo: Shaun Matthews

Fresh and Fruity, Manifesto vol 1: Fresh and Fruity is a sexy new look, 2014/2017, printed poster, vinyl text. Installation view, The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2017. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Fresh and Fruity, Manifesto vol 1: Fresh and Fruity is a sexy new look, 2014/2017, printed poster, vinyl text. Courtesy of the artists. On view in the exhibition The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, 22 July – 1 October 2017, photo: Shaun Matthews

Fresh and Fruity, Manifesto vol 1: Fresh and Fruity is a sexy new look, 2014/2017, printed poster, vinyl text. Installation view, The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2017. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Wendelien Bakker, Moon Deed in Concrete, 2016, concrete, paper; Swimming Pool, 2015, text printed on paper, framed. Courtesy of the artist. On view in the exhibition The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, 22 July – 1 October 2017, photo: Shaun Matthews

Wendelien Bakker, Moon Deed in Concrete, 2016, concrete, paper; Swimming Pool, 2015, text printed on paper, framed. Installation view, The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2017. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Wendelien Bakker, Moon Deed in Concrete, 2016, concrete, paper. Courtesy of the artist. On view in the exhibition The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, 22 July – 1 October 2017, photo: Shaun Matthews

Wendelien Bakker, Moon Deed in Concrete, 2016, concrete, paper. Installation view, The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2017. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Deborah Rundle, What Faith I Have, 2012/2017, vinyl, courtesy of the artist. On view in the exhibition The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, 22 July – 1 October 2017, photo: Shaun Matthews

Deborah Rundle, What Faith I Have, 2012/2017, vinyl. Installation view, The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2017. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Xun Cao, six photographs from Dick Head series, 2016–2017, inkjet on paper; and three photographs from Passion of Cut Sleeves series, 2016, inkjet on paper. Courtesy of the artist. On view in the exhibition The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, 22 July – 1 October 2017, photo: Shaun Matthews

Xun Cao, six photographs from Dick Head series, 2016–2017, inkjet on paper; and three photographs from Passion of Cut Sleeves series, 2016, inkjet on paper. Installation view, The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2017. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Teghan Burt, Substitute for Mortals, 2016, fabric, clothes. Private collection, Auckland. On view in the exhibition The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, 22 July – 1 October 2017, photo: Shaun Matthews

Teghan Burt, Substitute for Mortals, 2016, fabric, clothes. Private collection, Auckland. Installation view, The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2017. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Diva Blair, Should I Tell You What It Is Like, 2016, stop-motion video, sound, 2mins 55secs. Courtesy of the artist. On view in the exhibition The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, 22 July – 1 October 2017, photo: Shaun Matthews

Diva Blair, Should I Tell You What It Is Like, 2016, stop-motion video, sound, 2mins 55secs. Installation view, The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2017. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Tim Wagg, 1991, 2016, digital video, sound, 12mins, produced with support from ARTSPACE, Auckland and The Chartwell Trust. Courtesy of the artist. On view in the exhibition The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, 22 July – 1 October 2017, photo: Shaun Matthews

Tim Wagg, 1991, 2016, digital video, sound, 12mins, produced with support from ARTSPACE, Auckland and The Chartwell Trust. Installation view, The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2017. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Tim Wagg, video still from 1991, 2016, digital video, sound, 12mins, produced with support from ARTSPACE, Auckland and The Chartwell Trust. Courtesy of the artist.

Tim Wagg, video still from 1991, 2016, digital video, sound, 12mins, produced with support from ARTSPACE, Auckland and The Chartwell Trust. Courtesy of the artist.

Isabella Loudon, please water the sculptures, with care, 2017, concrete, sand, glass. Courtesy of the artist. On view in the exhibition The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, 22 July – 1 October 2017, photo: Shaun Matthews

Isabella Loudon, please water the sculptures, with care, 2017, concrete, sand, glass. Installation view, The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2017. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Hikalu Clarke, Choke Point, 2017, steel railing. Courtesy of the artist. On view in the exhibition The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, 22 July – 1 October 2017, photo: Shaun Matthews

Hikalu Clarke, Choke Point, 2017, steel railing. Installation view, The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2017. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Hikalu Clarke, Choke Point, 2017, steel railing. Courtesy of the artist. On view in the exhibition The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, 22 July – 1 October 2017, photo: Shaun Matthews

Hikalu Clarke, Choke Point, 2017, steel railing. Installation view, The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2017. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Ammon Ngakuru, A Shelter for Amnesic Relatives, 2017, installation with shelving and five paintings. Courtesy of the artist. On view in the exhibition The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, 22 July – 1 October 2017, photo: Shaun Matthews

Ammon Ngakuru, A Shelter for Amnesic Relatives, 2017, installation with shelving and five paintings. Installation view, The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2017. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Maddy Plimmer, Box, Box, Box, 2017, embroidered overalls. Courtesy of the artist. On view in the exhibition The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, 22 July – 1 October 2017, photo: Shaun Matthews

Maddy Plimmer, Box, Box, Box, 2017, embroidered overalls. Installation view, The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2017. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Jesse Bowling, Apple of My Eye, 2017, digital video, silent. Courtesy of the artist. On view in the exhibition The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, 22 July – 1 October 2017, photo: Shaun Matthews

Jesse Bowling, Apple of My Eye, 2017, digital video, silent. Installation view, The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2017. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Sam Clague, from left to right: Bad, Really Sad, A Great Success, Terrific, 2017, cord, balloon, bog, nails, plaster, silicone, spray paint, tubing, and wire on calico; Hard Pop, 2016, oil and digitally manipulated photographic insert on board; Feature Wall (Whole Lotta Love in This House) , 2016, oil on board; Sundae Painter, 2016, oil and Duraseal on ply. Courtesy of the artist. On view in the exhibition The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, 22 July – 1 October 2017, photo: Shaun Matthews

Sam Clague, from left to right: Bad, Really Sad, A Great Success, Terrific, 2017, cord, balloon, bog, nails, plaster, silicone, spray paint, tubing, and wire on calico; Hard Pop, 2016, oil and digitally manipulated photographic insert on board; Feature Wall (Whole Lotta Love in This House) , 2016, oil on board; Sundae Painter, 2016, oil and Duraseal on ply. Installation view, The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2017. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Left: Claudia Dunes & Rainer Weston, of other spaces (arch) , 2017, HD digital video on 32” display, vinyl, dolly, arm bracket. Courtesy of the artists; Right: William Linscott, XCIII, 2016, HD digital video, two-channel sound, 17mins 28secs, Music by Flinn Gendall. Courtesy the artist. On view in the exhibition The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, 22 July – 1 October 2017, photo: Shaun Matthews

Left: Claudia Dunes & Rainer Weston, of other spaces (arch) , 2017, HD digital video on 32” display, vinyl, dolly, arm bracket. Courtesy of the artists; Right: William Linscott, XCIII, 2016, HD digital video, two-channel sound, 17mins 28secs, Music by Flinn Gendall. Installation view, The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2017. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Claudia Dunes & Rainer Weston, of other spaces (drape) , 2017, HD digital video on 32” display, vinyl, c-stand. Courtesy of the artists. On view in the exhibition The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, 22 July – 1 October 2017, photo: Shaun Matthews

Claudia Dunes & Rainer Weston, of other spaces (drape) , 2017, HD digital video on 32” display, vinyl, c-stand. Installation view, The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2017. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Aliyah Winter, Danny Boy, 2015, VHS transferred to digital video, sound, 3mins 8secs; Eli Jenkins’ Prayer, 2015, VHS transferred to digital video, sound, 2mins, 16secs. Courtesy of the artist. On view in the exhibition The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, 22 July – 1 October 2017, photo: Shaun Matthews

Aliyah Winter, Danny Boy, 2015, VHS transferred to digital video, sound, 3mins 8secs; Eli Jenkins’ Prayer, 2015, VHS transferred to digital video, sound, 2mins, 16secs. Installation view, The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2017. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Christopher Ulutupu, Into the Arms of My Colonizer, 2016, digital video, sound, 16mins 22secs. Courtesy of the artist. On view in the exhibition The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, 22 July – 1 October 2017, photo: Shaun Matthews

Christopher Ulutupu, Into the Arms of My Colonizer, 2016, digital video, sound, 16mins 22secs. Installation view, The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2017. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Christina Pataialii, From left to right: Bite Fight – Mike Tyson, 2016; California Love – 2Pac, 2016; Black or White – Michael Jackson, 2016; My Cousin – Dwayne Johnson, 2016; Islands in the Stream – Kenny Rogers, 2016, acrylic, house paint and spray paint on canvas. Courtesy of the artist. On view in the exhibition The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, 22 July – 1 October 2017, photo: Shaun Matthews

Christina Pataialii, From left to right: Bite Fight – Mike Tyson, 2016; California Love – 2Pac, 2016; Black or White – Michael Jackson, 2016; My Cousin – Dwayne Johnson, 2016; Islands in the Stream – Kenny Rogers, 2016, acrylic, house paint and spray paint on canvas. Installation view, The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2017. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Installation view of the exhibition The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, 22 July – 1 October 2017, photo: Shaun Matthews

Installation view, The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2017. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Quishile Charan, Temporary Vanua, 2016, cotton, textile ink, bamboo, rope. Courtesy of the artist. On view in the exhibition The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, 22 July – 1 October 2017, photo: Shaun Matthews

Quishile Charan, Temporary Vanua, 2016, cotton, textile ink, bamboo, rope. Courtesy of the artist. Installation view, The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2017. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Quishile Charan, Temporary Vanua, 2016, cotton, textile ink, bamboo, rope. Courtesy of the artist. On view in the exhibition The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, 22 July – 1 October 2017, photo: Shaun Matthews

Quishile Charan, Temporary Vanua, 2016, cotton, textile ink, bamboo, rope. Installation view, The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2017. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Daegan Wells, Bleached Terraces, 2017, stoneware, photograph, shelf, courtesy the artist. On view in the exhibition The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, 22 July – 1 October 2017, photo: Shaun Matthews

Daegan Wells, Bleached Terraces, 2017, stoneware, photograph, shelf. Installation view, The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2017. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Annie Mackenzie & Dave Marshall, detail view of International Foodcourt/Global Classic, 2016, courtesy of the artists. On view in the exhibition The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, 22 July – 1 October 2017, photo: Shaun Matthews

Annie Mackenzie & Dave Marshall, detail view of International Foodcourt/Global Classic, 2016. Installation view, The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2017. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Annie Mackenzie & Dave Marshall, detail view of International Foodcourt/Global Classic, 2016, courtesy of the artists. On view in the exhibition The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, 22 July – 1 October 2017, photo: Shaun Matthews

Annie Mackenzie & Dave Marshall, detail view of International Foodcourt/Global Classic, 2016. Installation view, The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2017. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Annie Mackenzie & Dave Marshall, detail view of International Foodcourt/Global Classic, 2016, courtesy of the artists. On view in the exhibition The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, 22 July – 1 October 2017, photo: Shaun Matthews

Annie Mackenzie & Dave Marshall, detail view of International Foodcourt/Global Classic, 2016. Installation view, The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2017. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Yllwbro, Flowers of the Field III, 2017, mixed media; Te Tohu o Kōanga, 2017, plywood, baby zincalume, steel screws, panel pin nails, pine dowel, braided wire, Le Corbusier Polychromie acrylic, paua shell laminate; and 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. Courtesy of the artists and Mokopōpaki, Auckland. On view in the exhibition The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, 22 July – 1 October 2017, photo: Shaun Matthews

Yllwbro, Flowers of the Field III, 2017, mixed media; Te Tohu o Kōanga, 2017, plywood, baby zincalume, steel screws, panel pin nails, pine dowel, braided wire, Le Corbusier Polychromie acrylic, paua shell laminate; and 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. Courtesy of the artists and Mokopōpaki, Auckland. Installation view, The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2017. Photo: Shaun Matthews

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; Courtesy of the artists and Mokopōpaki, Auckland. On view in the exhibition The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, 22 July – 1 October 2017, photo: Shaun Matthews

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; Courtesy of the artists and Mokopōpaki, Auckland. Installation view, The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2017. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Model dressed by Clara Chon for Blue Blank, The Tomorrow People exhibition opening, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, 21 July 2017, photo: Shaun Matthews

Model dressed by Clara Chon for Blue Blank, The Tomorrow People exhibition opening, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, 21 July 2017. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Model dressed by Clara Chon for Blue Blank, The Tomorrow People exhibition opening, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, 21 July 2017, photo: Shaun Matthews

Model dressed by Clara Chon for Blue Blank, The Tomorrow People exhibition opening, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, 21 July 2017. Photo: Shaun Matthews

Theo Macdonald, from left to right: I Assume David Bowie Has Different Coloured Eyes, 2016, digital video, silent, 9mins 24secs; I Assume David Bowie Runs in the Morning, 2016, digital video, sound, 41mins 21secs; I Assume David Bowie Eats Spaghetti Every Single Meal, 2016, digital video, sound, 4mins 5secs. Courtesy of the artist. On view in the exhibition The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, 22 July – 1 October 2017, photo: Shaun Matthews

Theo Macdonald, from left to right: I Assume David Bowie Has Different Coloured Eyes, 2016, digital video, silent, 9mins 24secs; I Assume David Bowie Runs in the Morning, 2016, digital video, sound, 41mins 21secs; I Assume David Bowie Eats Spaghetti Every Single Meal, 2016, digital video, sound, 4mins 5secs. Installation view, The Tomorrow People, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2017. Photo: Shaun Matthews