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JOHN NIXON - Untitled
Starting Bid: $12,000
Estimate:
$15,000 - $20,000
Ended
Timed Auction
Two Collections - A Collection of Contemporary NZ & Australian Art - A Collection of Modern British Prints & others
Size
60 x 60 cm
Description
Enamel on jute
Medium
Enamel on jute
Provenance
Hamish McKay Gallery, Wellington
Literature
John Nixon is internationally recognised as a seminal figure in Australian art. For over 50 years, Nixon produced and exhibited abstract and conceptual works that extended the possibilities of radical modernism.
Nixon explored the truth of materials and his tools, giving voice to found and pre-used objects. Throughout his six-decade long career, Nixon remained dedicated to the exploration and furtherance of radical modernism.
With a focus on constructivist and minimalist principles, his work took many forms, including painting, collage, printmaking, drawing, photography, film, dance, experimental music, art theatre direction, graphic design, curating and teaching. He is also recognised as a frequent collaborator with and generous mentor to many artists across generations.
Nixon’s works are held in every major state museum collection in Australia. Selected international public collections that hold his work include the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Muzeum Sztuki, Łodź, Foire National d’Art Contemporain, Paris, Stiftung fur Konkrete Kunst, Reutlingen, The Artists Museum, Łodź; Herning Kunstmuseum, Denmark, Daimler Chrysler Collection, Berlin, Kunstmuseum Esbjerg, Denmark, Espace d’Art Contemporain, Demigny; and National Gallery of Contemporary Art, Seoul.
Nixon explored the truth of materials and his tools, giving voice to found and pre-used objects. Throughout his six-decade long career, Nixon remained dedicated to the exploration and furtherance of radical modernism.
With a focus on constructivist and minimalist principles, his work took many forms, including painting, collage, printmaking, drawing, photography, film, dance, experimental music, art theatre direction, graphic design, curating and teaching. He is also recognised as a frequent collaborator with and generous mentor to many artists across generations.
Nixon’s works are held in every major state museum collection in Australia. Selected international public collections that hold his work include the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Muzeum Sztuki, Łodź, Foire National d’Art Contemporain, Paris, Stiftung fur Konkrete Kunst, Reutlingen, The Artists Museum, Łodź; Herning Kunstmuseum, Denmark, Daimler Chrysler Collection, Berlin, Kunstmuseum Esbjerg, Denmark, Espace d’Art Contemporain, Demigny; and National Gallery of Contemporary Art, Seoul.
Exhibited
Hamish McKay Gallery, Wellington
