Join us to celebrate the opening of City Gallery Wellington Te Whare Toi’s exhibition Paul Johns: Beautiful Flowers and How to Grow Them for a talk by curator DJCS, who will discuss Johns’ experimental portraits and the legacy of their work.

DJCS

DJCS is an artist born in Ngāmotu, Aotearoa. Their work explores ways of redistributing care, belonging and value, and is interested in the production of political subjectivities, dreams, and violence in postcolonial world(s). DJCS is the Director of Enjoy Contemporary Art Space, Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Previously they were the Assistant Curator at Artspace Aotearoa, Tāmaki Makaurau, and were the Founder & Director of Parasite. DJCS has curated independent exhibitions and events across Aotearoa.

Paul Johns: Beautiful Flowers and How to Grow Them is presented at The Dowse Art Museum in partnership with City Gallery Wellington Te Whare Toi.