From Nine to Noon 16 December 2014
New Zealand artist Simon Denny is taking the international art scene by storm. He's only in his early 30's but has already had shows in the US and Europe, and the prestigious Museum of Modern Art in New York has recently bought one of his installations.
His first museum scale solo exhibition, The Personal Effects of Kim Dotcom, is open until Friday 19th December at the Adam Art Gallery in Wellington. The show takes up all three floors of the gallery and in it he recreates the entire inventory of items confiscated by police during the raid on Dotcom's mansion in January 2012.
Simon Denny is currently working towards next year's Venice Biennale, where he will represent New Zealand.
Portrait of Simon Denny in front of Kim Dotcom's Mansion, Auckland
2012
Ich will umsteigen. Wie geht Das? (Samsung), 2013
170 x 95 x 12 cm Samsung 3D Smart TV, Smart Hub remote control, anodised aluminium, ink-jet print on plexiglas, tinted MDF
The Personal Effects of Kim Dotcom, 2013
Installation view, MUMOK, Vienna, with:
Hästens deluxe bed, Predator statue from Kiel, artwork by Colin Christian, Sony Camcorders, Newspapers, digital print on textured aluminium, Jet-ski, monitors, dummy monitors, Devon Works LLC, # time piece
All you need is data: the DLD 2012 Conference REDUX rerun, 2013
Installation view, Petzel Gallery, New York
Inkjet prints on canvas, railing, metal fittings
Simon Denny, The Personal Effects of Kim Dotcom 2014, installation view at the Adam Art Gallery, Victoria University of Wellington ©Simon Denny (photo: Shaun Waugh)
Simon Denny, The Personal Effects of Kim Dotcom 2014, installation view at the Adam Art Gallery, Victoria University of Wellington ©Simon Denny (photo: Shaun Waugh)
Simon Denny, The Personal Effects of Kim Dotcom 2014, installation view at the Adam Art Gallery, Victoria University of Wellington ©Simon Denny (photo: Shaun Waugh)
Simon Denny, The Personal Effects of Kim Dotcom 2014, installation view at the Adam Art Gallery, Victoria University of Wellington ©Simon Denny (photo: Shaun Waugh)
Simon Denny, The Personal Effects of Kim Dotcom 2014, installation view at the Adam Art Gallery, Victoria University of Wellington ©Simon Denny (photo: Shaun Waugh)
Simon Denny, The Personal Effects of Kim Dotcom 2014, installation view at the Adam Art Gallery, Victoria University of Wellington ©Simon Denny (photo: Shaun Waugh)
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