YONEL WATENE
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SAVOY GERACOPOL

Artist organised and curated projects. Formerly known as SAVOIE de LACY, a Dunedin-based gallery operational between 2016-17.

staff party, SAVOY GERACOPOL, ​Pristhina, Kosovo (project), November 2019

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Prishtina, Kosovo November 4 - 5 2019

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In front of The National Library of Kosovo "Pjetër Bogdani"

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In front of The Faculty of Philosophy, University of Prishtina

INSTRUCTIONS TO MAKE A WATENE "WIZARD STAFF" (TALL BOY VERSION, OUTDOORS, SEMI PERMANENT): 1) Buy 7 'tall boy' beer cans, 2 different coloured spray cans and 30m worth of tape, 2) Put one unopened beer can on top of another and tape together securely, going around the cans in a circular motion, 3) continue this process until the Wizard Staff is 4-5 cans tall, 4) When the Wizard Staff becomes tall and unstable, place your chin on top of the Staff to keep it secure while taping, 5) Once all 7 cans are taped together, cut 2-3 long lengths of tape and place tape going downwards from the top can to the bottom can, 6) Tape from the bottom can to the top can in a 'swirly' fashion, going around the Staff in one circular motion, 5) Spray the Wizard Staff using 2 different colours of spray paint, wet-on-wet, 6) Let spray paint dry, 7) Parade, soak in the atmosphere and place Staff at its final destination.

chido chico, SAVOY GERACOPOL, supported by Wallace Arts Trust, Mexico City & Pluma Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Mexico (projects ft. BENT and Kane Laing), December 2018 - January 2019
chido chico I:  https://www.airbnb.co.nz/rooms/12131823 (last-minute travel deal), ft. BENT and Kane Laing, Air BnB exhibition, Calle Campeche, Roma Sur, Mexico City, 14 - 18 December 2018

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Kane Laing
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chido chico II, 
ft. BENT and Kane Laing,  Pluma Hidalgo, Oaxaca, 30 December 2018 - 13 January 2019

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BENT
​Immortal Dance, 2018–19
​HD video 14 minutes 4 seconds edition of 3 + 2 AP. Featuring recorded audio of a Mexican marching band from Pluma Hidalgo. Filmed in between María Huatulco and Pluma Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Mexico during chido chico (including footage from Western Springs Park, Auckland). 

​A conversation about painting, 2018–19
​HD video 5 minutes 18 seconds edition of 3 + 2 AP. Featuring audio from interviews with artists Brice Marden and Chris Martin. Filmed in Pluma Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Mexico during chido chico.

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Centro de Tlalpan, Casa Lu, Mexico City, Mexico, with Nick Austin, Nicholas J Boyd, Barry Cleavin, Scott Flanagan, Selena Gerzic, Ewan McDougall and Rachel Peary [SAVOY GERACOPOL's first curatorial project; organiser only], (group), ​October 2017

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Chronicles of T-Pan: A Madman with the Pill I: Starting 15 for E.C.B. (2017)
E-Publication documenting Centro de Tlalpan, a group show organised by Yonel Watene, showcasing New Zealand art at Casa Lu, Mexico City (2017). Group show featuring Barry Cleavin, Nick Austin, Scott Flanagan, Ewan McDougall, Nicholas J Boyd, Rachel Peary and Selena Gerzic.
Text, design and artwork by Yonel Watene. ​
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Mackie Boy, SAVOIE de LACY, offsite at Dunedin Community Gallery, Dunedin, New Zealand, accompanied by The Sun, Moon and Stars (publication) (solo), May 2017

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Workx79, SAVOIE de LACY, Dunedin, Aotearoa New Zealand, as a part of Storm Channels, with Michele Leggot, Lee Ralph and J.W. Rickerby (group), July 2017

Savoie de LACY – 30 July, 2017 .

Untitled Project, Devonport Skatepark, Auckland, New Zealand, 2011

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  • SHOWS
    • 2021
    • 2020
    • 2019
    • 2018
    • 2011-17
  • Art
    • PAINTINGS
    • PHOTOGRAPHY
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