Ernst Plischke: Architect' at City Gallery Wellington explores the work of this Austrian-born architect, who came to Wellington with his family in 1939 as refugees from the Nazi regime. Plischke's work has become synonymous with the best in New Zealand modernist architecture and design, including Massey House on Lambton Quay, and the Sutch-Smith House in Brooklyn.

Photo: Plischke - a brave lone voice in NZ modernist architectureErnst Plischke: Architect' at City Gallery Wellington explores the work of this Austrian-born architect, who came to Wellington with his family in 1939 as refugees from the Nazi regime. Plischke's work has become synonymous with the best in New Zealand modernist architecture and design, including Massey House on Lambton Quay, and the Sutch-Smith House in Brooklyn.

Photo: Plischke - a brave lone voice in NZ modernist architectureFeaturing designs, photographs, models, furniture, drawings and more, drawn from international and local collections, this is a must-see exhibition for all those interested in New Zealand architecture and design, and Wellington's social history.

Exhibition dates: 5 September - 28 November 2004
Entry is free

*** PROFESSOR AUGUST SARNITZ SPEAKS ON OPENING DAY OF 'ERNST PLISCHKE: ARCHITECT' ***

Professor of history and theory of architecture at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, August Sarnitz is an internationally-acknowledged authority on Plischke's work. Last year Professor Sarnitz curated the exhibition in Vienna which celebrated the centenary of Plischke's birth.

City Gallery Wellington is pleased to announce that Professor Sarnitz will be our first speaker in the Ernst Plischke Keynote Lecture Series. Professor Sarnitz's talk, titled 'The New World and the New Vienna, 1929-1939', will look at Plischke's life and work in Vienna and New York before his immigration to New Zealand.

Event information:
'The New World and the New Vienna, 1929-1939'
Professor August Sarnitz
5 September at 2pm in the City Gallery cinema
ENTRY FREE
Places are limited for this event - to reserve your seat contact Robyn Walker at City Gallery Wellington, email robyn.walker@wcc.govt.nz or phone 801 3987.

*** ALSO SHOWING AT CITY GALLERY WELLINGTON - 'RONNIE VAN HOUT: I'VE ABANDONED ME' ***

'I've Abandoned Me' showcases the diverse and diverting work of one of New Zealand's leading contemporary artists - Ronnie van Hout. Boundary-hopping across a range of mediums - from embroidery to model making to video - Ronnie investigates the question of what it means to be yourself in ways that are engaging, thought-provoking, and often very very funny.

Exhibition dates: 29 August - 28 November 2004
Entry is free

*** 'VANITY CASE: NINE WELLINGTON ARTISTS AND DESIGNERS' - ARTISTS AND CURATOR TALK ***

If you haven't already seen this show, grab this chance to see the work of some of Wellington's hottest talent while listening to them speak. Exhibiting artists Louise Clifton, Arlo Edwards, Mephisto Jones, Amelia Handscombe and Kate Wyatt join Michael Hirschfeld Gallery curator Sarah Farrar in this informal floortalk.

Event information:
Vanity Case: Artists and Curator Talk
Wednesday 1 September at 5.30pm in the Michael Hirschfeld Gallery
Entry is free

Principal Events Sponsor: Montana Wines Ltd

City Gallery Wellington is managed by the Wellington Museums Trust with major funding support from the Wellington City Council.

www.city-gallery.org.nz

Ronnie van Hout: I've Abandoned Me 29 August - 28 November 2004
Ernst Plischke 5 September - 28 November 2004
Vanity Case: Nine Wellington artists and designers 14 August - 12 September 2004