Archive
Documentation of the following activities hosted and/or organised by David Pestorius exists in a variety of forms, including announcements, posters, magazine advertisements, gallery guide listings, large and small format transparencies, catalogues, monographs, press releases, gallery fly-sheets, lists of works, set lists, newspaper and magazine reviews and articles, master video-tape recordings, CDs, files of correspondence, etc. This archive material is stored and may be inspected at the Pestorius Sweeney House, Brisbane. The archive also contains documentation of several unrealised projects, as well as books, publications, and other related material dating back to 1979. Unless otherwise credited, all photography of Brisbane exhibitions is by Richard Stringer.
12/2006
Turrbal-Jagera, The University of Queensland Art Projects 2006: Abectleader, Paul Bai, Dave Hullfish Bailey, James Birrell, Peter Bonde, Stephen Bram, Catherine Brown, Janet Burchill/Jennifer McCamley, Catherine Chevalier, Edward Colless, A.D.S. Donaldson, Donovan Hill, Andreas Exner, Matthys Gerber, Robin Gibson, Jens Haaning, Leni Hoffmann, Tim Johnson, Lost Domain, Nevil Matthews, Gerold Miller, Archie Moore, Clive Murry-White, Robert Owen, O’Conner + Houle, Anu Pennanen, Scott Redford, Rebecca Ross, Anne Wallace, Jeffrey Wegener, Chris Wilder, Heimo Zobernig
The University of Queensland, Brisbane
Tim Johnson, 'Induction', The University of Queensland, July 1972. Photo courtesy the artist.
9/2006
Joseph Marioni, George Tjungurrayi, Heimo Zobernig, A.D.S. Donaldson
David Pestorius at Art Forum Berlin, Germany
8/2006
Paul Bai
Pestorius Sweeney House, Brisbane
8/2006
Andreas Exner
Pestorius Sweeney House, Brisbane
6/2006
A.D.S. Donaldson
Pestorius Sweeney House, Brisbane
4/2006
Conceptual Paradise: There is a place for sophistication
a film by Stefan Römer
Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane; The University of Melbourne; College of Fine Arts/UNSW, Sydney
4/2006
Heimo Zobernig
Artspace, Sydney
4/2006
Conceptual Art Legacies ? a symposium
College of Fine Arts/UNSW, Sydney (as a component of the concurrent Heimo Zobernig exhibition at Artspace)
11/2005
There are no coincidences.: Ian Anüll, Janet Burchill/Jennifer McCamley, CURIOUS Editions/Nico Dockx/Building Transmissions, A.D.S. Donaldson, Leni Hoffmann, Tim Johnson, Grant Stevens, Jenny Watson
Pestorius Sweeney House, Brisbane
9/2005
Stephen Bram, Leni Hoffmann, Manuel Franke, A.D.S. Donaldson, Melinda Harper, George Tjungarrayi, Paul Bai, Timothy Dempsey, Ian Anüll, Ian Burn, Burchill/McCamley, Nico Dockx + Jean Michel Meyers, Heimo Zobernig, Gerold Miller, Jens Haaning + Superflex
David Pestorius at Art Forum Berlin 2005
installation: Heimo Zobernig
8/2005
Freedom For Prosperity (organised by Rob McKenzie): Paul Bai, Janet Burchill and Jennifer McCamley, Chris LG Hill, Rob McKenzie, Kain Picken, Scott Redford, Nick Selenitsch, Michelle Ussher
Bands: G55, Jeffrey Wegener + special guests
Pestorius Sweeney House, Brisbane
Oh Belgium!
8/2005
Warm Nights Late July 1995
Pestorius Sweeney House, Brisbane
7/2005
Ed Kuepper's MFLL (two nightly events)
Brisbane Powerhouse
Ed Kuepper at the Toowong Library, Brisbane
6/2005
Heimo Zobernig
Pestorius Sweeney House, Brisbane
3/2005
Heimo Zobernig
Power Institute Studio, Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris
2/2005
Ed Kuepper's MFLL (two nightly events)
Somerville Live, Perth International Arts Festival, Perth
12/2004
Ed Kuepper's MFLL (one-night event)
Pestorius Sweeney House, Brisbane
11/2004
Melinda Harper
Pestorius Sweeney House, Brisbane
10/2004
Ed Kuepper's MFLL (one-night event)
Le Printemps de Septembre, Toulouse
9/2004
Ed Kuepper's MFLL (one-night event)
Musterraum, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich
9/2004
Ed Kuepper's MFLL (one-night event)
Burgtheater/Austrian Film Museum, Vienna
9/2004
Ed Kuepper's MFLL (one-night event)
Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz, Berlin
9/2004
Heimo Zobernig, 'Freestyle' Stand with video wall for Ed Kuepper's MFLL show
David Pestorius at Art Forum Berlin 2004
9/2004
Ed Kuepper's MFLL (one-night event)
Les Soirées Nomades, Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, Paris
9/2004
Leni Hoffmann + Manuel Franke
Pestorius Sweeney House, Brisbane
8/2004
Ed Kuepper's MFLL (one-night event)
Institute of Modern Art/Judith Wright Centre, Brisbane
8/2004
What's The Matter: ralph balson, james clifford, a.d.s. donaldson, frank hodgkinson, peter kaiser, elwyn lynn, joseph marioni, jules olikski, david patton, ron robertson-swann, peter upward, karl wiebke
Charles Nodrum Gallery, Melbourne
7/2004
Ed Kuepper's MFLL (one-night event)
Sydney Opera House
Ed Kuepper at the Centenary Pools, Brisbane
7/2004
Paul Bai
Pestorius Sweeney House, Brisbane
5/2004
Merlo Lecture 4: 'Mirror Pieces', Heimo Zobernig with Rex Butler and Ann Stephen, a symposium
Pestorius Sweeney House, Brisbane
5/2004
Heimo Zobernig + Ian Burn
Pestorius Sweeney House, Brisbane
5/2004
Four Saturdays in May (four one-day shows): david m. thomas, grant stevens, miranda williams, anne wallace
Pestorius Sweeney House, Brisbane
installation: Grant Stevens
3/2004
Groundhog Day: Los Angeles (detail) 2004: michelle alperin, lisa anne auerbach, dave hullfish-bailey, ed johnson, daniel mendel-black, david patton
Pestorius Sweeney House, Brisbane
(installation: Dave Hullfish Bailey)
1/2004
RWF2004: burchill/mccamley, tony clark, a.d.s. donaldson, rainer werner fassbinder, robert forster, ed kuepper
Pestorius Sweeney House, Brisbane
11/2003
Stephen Bram
Pestorius Sweeney House, Brisbane
10/2003
Jens Haaning
L68 Gallery— Maudsley Hospital, London
10/2003
Paul Bai, Burchill/McCamley, Jens Haaning, Gail Hastings, Dave Hullfish-Bailey, Gerold Miller, Jenny Watson
David Pestorius at Art Forum Berlin 2003
8/2003
A.D.S. Donaldson
Pestorius Sweeney House, Brisbane
5/2003
Merlo Lecture 3: Morgan Thomas (Nicolas Bourriaud's 'Relational Aesthetics')
Pestorius Sweeney House, Brisbane
5/2003
Jens Haaning
Pestorius Sweeney House, Brisbane
5/2003
Dave Hullfish-Bailey (lecture/performance)
Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane; The University of Queensland, Brisbane; and IMA, Brisbane
4/2003
Len Lye + Ed Kuepper (one-night event)
Artspace, Sydney
4/2003
In Conversation
University Art Museum, The University of Queensland, Brisbane
3/2003
Melinda Harper
Pestorius Sweeney House, Brisbane
3/2003
Len Lye + Ed Kuepper (one-night event)
Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Melbourne
1/2003
Len Lye + Ed Kuepper (one-night event)
Pestorius Sweeney House, Brisbane
10/2002
Erich Buchholz, Burchill/McCamley, A.D.S. Donaldson, Andreas Exner, Jens Haaning, Gail Hastings, Gerold Miller
David Pestorius at Art Forum Berlin 2002
7/2002
Andreas Exner
Pestorius Sweeney House, Brisbane
7/2002
Gary Wilson
Pestorius Sweeney House, Brisbane
5/2002
Melinda Harper
Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
5/2002
A.D.S. Donaldson
University Art Museum, The University of Queensland, Brisbane
4/2002
Parallel Structures: burchill/mccamley, matthys gerber, liam gillick, jens haaning, elizabeth newman, jenny watson
Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces, Melbourne
3/2002
Group OTTO
Pestorius Sweeney House, Brisbane
3/2002
Yellow: paul bai, a.d.s. donaldson, melinda harper, natalya hughes, joseph marioni, john nixon, elizabeth pulie, george tjungurrayi, gary wilson
Pestorius Sweeney House, Brisbane
12/2001
Merlo Lecture 2: Chris McAuliffe (Art and Rock 'n' Roll Music)
Pestorius Sweeney House, Brisbane
12/2001
Anne Wallace
Pestorius Sweeney House, Brisbane
10/2001
Rose Nolan
Pestorius Sweeney House, Brisbane
10/2001
Parallel Structures: burchill/mccamley, matthys gerber, liam gillick, jens haaning, elizabeth newman, jenny watson
SouthBank Corporation, Brisbane
installation: Burchill/McCamley
10/2001
Andreas Exner, Jospeh Marioni, A.D.S. Donaldson, George Tjungurrayi, Gerold Miller, John Nixon, Heimo Zobernig
David Pestorius at Art Forum Berlin 2001
9/2001
Merlo Lecture 1: Rex Butler (A.D.S. Donaldson's 'Non-Declarative' Colour)
Pestorius Sweeney House, Brisbane
9/2001
A.D.S. Donaldson
Pestorius Sweeney House, Brisbane
9/2001
IN CONCERT (one-day show): roy grounds, eugene carchesio, a.d.s. donaldson, melinda harper, george tjungurrayi, gary wilson
Australian Academy of Science, Canberra
8/2001
R.M.S.: donovan hill, sam durant, field consultants, gail hastings, chris wilder, heimo zobernig
Pestorius Sweeney House, Brisbane
7/2001
Paul Bai
Pestorius Sweeney House, Brisbane
4/2001
Erich Buchholz
Pestorius Sweeney House, Brisbane
3/2001
Gail Hastings
Pestorius Sweeney House, Brisbane
12/2000
A.D.S. Donaldson + Andreas Exner
Pestorius Sweeney House, Brisbane
12/2000
Joseph Marioni
University Art Museum, The University of Queensland, Brisbane
12/2000
MONOCHROMES
University Art Museum, The University of Queensland, Brisbane
installation: Peter Bonde
7/2000
Gail Hastings
Goddard de Fiddes, Perth
7/2000
Press Colour: a.d.s. donaldson, andreas exner, dominique gonzalez-foerster, gail hastings, rose nolan, ti parks, robert rooney, heimo zobernig
Pestorius Sweeney House, Brisbane
5/2000
David Patton (performance event)
Artspace, Sydney; CCAS, Canberra; ACCA, Melbourne
5/2000
Spin Me Round: eugene carchesio, a.d.s. donaldson, adam donovan, melinda harper, lost domain, john nixon, david patton, ricky swallow, matthew sweet, jenny watson, chris wilder
Metro Arts, Brisbane
11/1999
Melinda Harper
Pestorius Sweeney House, Brisbane
10/1999
Gail Hastings, Gerold Miller, Melinda Harper
David Pestorius at Art Forum Berlin 1999
9/1999
Open House: fergus armstrong, stephen bram, eugene carchesio, gail hastings, kerrie poliness, gary wilson (curated by Ben Curnow)
Pestorius Sweeney House, Brisbane
9/1999
dCONSTRUCTIVISM: ian anüll, john m. armleder, bronwyn clark-coolee, a.d.s. donaldson, liam gillick, gail hastings, leni hoffmann, gerold miller, tracey moffatt, john nixon, rose nolan, jorge pardo, scott redford, robert rooney, heimo zobernig
SouthBank Corporation, Brisbane
installation: Heimo Zobernig
9/1999
Space Affects: James Birrell + Gail Hastings
Metro Arts, Brisbane
6/1999
Fanni Niemi-Junkola
David Pestorius Gallery, Berlin
6/1999
A.D.S. Donaldson
David Pestorius Gallery, Berlin
5/1999
Gail Hastings
David Pestorius Gallery, Berlin
4/1999
Projections: fanni niemi-junkola, ian anüll, anna brag, gail hastings, monika brandmeier, fritz balthaus
David Pestorius Gallery, Berlin
3/1999
John Nixon
David Pestorius Gallery, Berlin
3/1999
John Nixon: Music 1979–1999
Kunstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin
10/1998
A.D.S. Donaldson,Gail Hastings, Melinda Harper, Leni Hoffmann, Gerold Miller, John Nixon
David Pestorius Gallery at Art Forum Berlin 1998
4/1998
Ladies & Gentlemen (one-day show)
Cameron House, Brisbane
4/1998
Leni Hoffmann
David Pestorius Gallery, Brisbane
3/1998
Gail Hastings
David Pestorius Gallery, Brisbane
2/1998
Kathleen Horton
David Pestorius Gallery, Brisbane
11/1997
Non-Declarative Colour?: a.d.s. donaldson, gail hastings, gerold miller, elizabeth newman, john nixon, rose nolan
David Pestorius Gallery, Brisbane
10/1997
Ian Anüll, Burchill/McCamley, Tony Clark, Gail Hastings, Leni Hoffmann, John Nixon, Gerold Miller
David Pestorius Gallery at Art Forum Berlin 1997
10/1997
Rodney Spooner
David Pestorius Gallery, Brisbane
9/1997
Ian Anüll
David Pestorius Gallery, Brisbane
8/1997
Gerold Miller, Gary Wilson, Helen Nicholson, Group OTTO (four week-long shows)
David Pestorius Gallery, Brisbane
8/1997
Geometric Painting in Australia 1941—1997
University Art Museum, The University of Queensland, Brisbane
8/1997
Gail Hastings (one-day show)
David Pestorius Gallery at 24 Church Street, Brisbane
8/1997
John Nixon
David Pestorius Gallery, Brisbane
7/1997
Elizabeth Newman
David Pestorius Gallery, Brisbane
6/1997
Gail Hastings
David Pestorius Gallery at 'Statements', Art 28 '97 Basel
5/1997
Gail Hastings + John Nixon
David Pestorius Gallery at Art 1997 Chicago
5/1997
Kathleen Horton
David Pestorius Gallery, Brisbane
4/1997
Duality: burchill/mccamley, balson + donaldson, peter bonde, gail hastings
David Pestorius Gallery, Brisbane
3/1997
Wall as Medium?: gail hastings, robert hunter, gerold miller, robert owen, kerrie poliness, andreas karl schulze
David Pestorius Gallery, Brisbane
2/1997
A.D.S. Donaldson
David Pestorius Gallery, Brisbane
11/1996
Gail Hastings
David Pestorius Gallery, Brisbane
10/1996
Unpainting: hany armanious, a.d.s. donaldson, andreas exner, group otto, leni hoffmann, kathleen horton, anne-marie may, john nixon, renate wolff, beat zoderer (curated with A.D.S. Donaldson)
David Pestorius Gallery, Brisbane
9/1996
Geometry|Architecture|Art: tony clark, melinda harper, gail hastings, andreas karl schulze, rodney spooner
David Pestorius Gallery, Brisbane
9/1996
The Pool (one-day show): tony clark, a.d.s. donaldson, gail hastings, leni hoffmann, john nixon, rose nolan, kerrie poliness, group otto
David Pestorius Gallery at the Centenary Pools, Brisbane
8/1996
Rose Nolan
David Pestorius Gallery, Brisbane
8/1996
Room of Circles: a.d.s. donaldson, gail hastings, leni hoffmann, danius kesminas, lucinda mclean, rose nolan, group otto, andreas karl schulze, richard stringer (curated with andrew wilson)
RMIT Gallery, Melbourne
7/1996
Leni Hoffmann + Horst Schuler
David Pestorius Gallery, Brisbane
installation: Horst Schuler
6/1996
Melinda Harper
David Pestorius Gallery, Brisbane
5/1996
Andreas Exner
David Pestorius Gallery, Brisbane
5/1996
Gail Hastings + Leni Hoffmann
David Pestorius Gallery at Art 1996 Chicago
5/1996
Robert Forster/Grant McLennan/Adele Pickvance/Glenn Thompson (two-night event)
David Pestorius Gallery at the Legion Club, Brisbane
4/1996
Gail Hastings
David Pestorius Gallery, Brisbane
3/1996
Andreas Karl Schulze
David Pestorius Gallery, Brisbane
3/1996
Group OTTO
David Pestorius Gallery, Brisbane
2/1996
Ian Anüll
David Pestorius Gallery, Brisbane
11/1995
Hany Armanious (with Tony Schwensen)
David Pestorius Gallery, Brisbane
10/1995
John Nixon
David Pestorius Gallery, Brisbane
9/1995
Leni Hoffmann
David Pestorius Gallery, Brisbane
9/1995
Rodney Spooner
David Pestorius Gallery, Brisbane
8/1995
A.D.S. Donaldson
David Pestorius Gallery, Brisbane
7/1995
Warm Nights (one-night event)
David Pestorius Gallery, Brisbane
7/1995
Discovering the 'feminine'?: hany armanious, adam boyd, tony clark, a.d.s. donaldson
Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville
7/1995
Tony Clark
David Pestorius Gallery, Brisbane
6/1995
Melinda Harper
David Pestorius Gallery, Brisbane
5/1995
Please Note Bene The Other Rules On The Following Page: angela brennan, mikala dwyer, elizabeth newman, gail hastings (organised by gail hastings)
David Pestorius Gallery, Brisbane
4/1995
Rose Nolan
David Pestorius Gallery, Brisbane
4/1995
Robert Forster + A.D.S. Donalson (one-night event)
David Pestorius Gallery, Brisbane
3/1995
Discovering the 'feminine'?: hany armanious, adam boyd, tony clark, a.d.s. donaldson
David Pestorius Gallery, Brisbane
2/1995
Gail Hastings
David Pestorius Gallery, Brisbane
11/1994
Melbourne Seven: stephen bram, tony clark, melinda harper, rose nolan, kerrie poliness, kathy temin, gary wilson
Umbrella Studio, Townsville
11/1994
John Nixon
David Pestorius Gallery, Brisbane
10/1994
Tony Clark
David Pestorius Gallery, Brisbane
9/1994
Group OTTO
David Pestorius Gallery, Brisbane
8/1994
A.D.S. Donaldson
David Pestorius Gallery, Brisbane
7/1994
Melbourne Seven: stephen bram, tony clark, melinda harper, rose nolan, kerrie poliness, kathy temin, gary wilson
David Pestorius Gallery, Brisbane
6/1994
Rodney Spooner
David Pestorius Gallery, Brisbane
5/1994
Hany Armanious
David Pestorius Gallery, Brisbane
4/1994
Leni Hoffmann (+ performances by Robert Forster and Jeffrey Wegener at the opening)
David Pestorius Gallery, Brisbane
3/1994
Melinda Harper
David Pestorius Gallery, Brisbane
2/1994
Inaugural Exhibition: a.d.s. donaldson, leni hoffmann, john nixon, rodney spooner
David Pestorius Gallery, Brisbane
1/1993
Robert Forster/Eugene Carchesio/Anti-Music (two-night event)
Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane
10/1991
Exploding Plastic Inevitable 2 (one-night event): eugene carchesio, holy ghosts, tim gruchy, jospeh o'connor, ravi, luke roberts, peggy wallace, nick zurbrugg
Institute of Modern Art at the Smellies Building, Brisbane
1990
Only Life
Bellas Gallery, Brisbane