Media Statement with exhibition programme

For immediate release

Wednesday 11 February 2009

Good Keen Men at Suite

Suite will show work by nine of New Zealand's most-loved male artists from Wednesday 18 February 2009.

Good keen men features John Gully, Theo Schoon, Bill Hammond, Keith Morant, Nigel Brown, Robin Morrison, Henry Winkelmann, George Chance and E. Mervyn Taylor.

The exhibition shows rarely-seen works by many of the artists Highlights include two Bill Hammond works on paper for the mid 1970s and two large vintage silver gelatine prints by Henry Winkelmann, a pioneer of New Zealand photography.

Two mid-career Morrison works, from his 'Images of a House' and 'Thorndon' series juxtapose early 20th century photographer George Chance's landscape work. Chance is known as a bestselling pictorialist photographer of his day.

Good Keen Men runs from Wednesday 18 February to Saturday 7 March 2009.

Suite is located at 69 Owen Street, Newtown, Wellington and online at

www.suite.co.nz

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