Utilising the impressive holdings of the Fletcher Trust Collection, this exhibition explores a decade which was known for its extremes; as a time of excess and incredible change. The 80s show features a selection of artworks that chart some of the high points in our cultural history set against a backdrop of highly charged social and political issues in New Zealand at the time.
Curated by Tauranga Art Gallery in conjunction with the Fletcher Trust Collection, this exhibition is an opportunity to contextualise the period for those born post 1990 while reacquainting earlier generations with a time that has become synonymous with pop culture classics and tumultuous events.
The 80s show features paintings by significant New Zealand artists including Philip Clairmont, Julian Dashper, Dick Frizzell, Max Gimblett, Jeffrey Harris, Gordon Walters, Richard Killeen, Allen Maddox, Jan Nigro, Ian Scott, Michael Stevenson and Brent Wong.