Michael Morley
Studio Coordinator: Drawing
Phone: 0800 762 786
Research Expertise:
Contemporary Art. Drawing, painting, video, sound..
Research Publications
Book - Authored
Michael Morley, Bruce Russell, and Robbie Yeats. (2008). 21/100/100: 100 Soundworks by 100 Artists from the 21st century. published by Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces, Melbourne and MONA, Hobart, Australia, ISBN: 978-1-876817-07-7. 2008. 386 pages, black and white, hardcover.
Journal Article
Morley, M. (2006). You Pose You Lose: Silent Incidence in the Visual Field. Scope: Contemporary Research Topics, Art: 1, November. 92- 99.
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Morley, M. (2004). Jesus Saves - Giovanni Intra. Natural Selection, editor:Gwynneth Porter
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Morley, M. (2004). The Magicians of Evil - Part the first. Natural Selection
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Exhibition
Morley, M. (2009). You Say You Don't Love Me. Dunedin Public Art Gallery, 2009. 400 paintings.
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Morley, M. (2009). The Black Album. Bozar Cinema, Palais des Beaux Arts, Bruxelles, 2009. 19 minute video, colour and stereo.
Morley, M. (2009). There is a Party Here. Christchurch City Art Gallery: Bunker project, 2009. 1 hour sound work.
Morley, M. (2009). We'll Know When we get there. Centre national de l'estampe et de l'art imprimé, Paris, February-May 2009. five photo-etched aquatint prints.
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Morley, M. (2009). Sonic Youth: Sensational Fix. Konsthall, Malmo, Sweden, and Kunsthalle, Dusseldorf, ISBN-10: 3865605397, ISBN-13: 978-3865605399. 2009. 390 paintings.
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Michael Morley, Bruce Russell, Robbie Yeats. (2008). 21/100/100: 100 Soundworks by 100 Artists from the 21st Century. curated by Alexie Glass, Emily Cormack, Oren Armabachi, and Marco Fusinato, Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces, Melbourne, ISBN: 978-1-876817-07-7. 2008.
Morley, M. (2008). Sensational Fix: Sonic Youth 1981-2008. le Lieu international des formes émergentes (LiFE), Saint Nazaire, France, and
Museion Bolzano, Italy, 17 Juin - 7 Septembre.
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Morley, M. (2008). Hopeless. 64zero3 Gallery, Christchurch, September-October. 29 Paintings.
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Morley, M. (2007). Telecom Prospect 07, group exhibition. City Gallery, Wellington. Curated by Heather Galbraith, Catalogue ISBN 0-9582704-2-2. 11 February - 29 April. 4 paintings.
Morley, M. (2007). The Black Album. Christchurch City Art Gallery, August-September. DVD, PAL, 16:9, colour, stereo, 19 minutes.
Morley, M. (2007). Inconsolable. Brett McDowell Gallery, Dunedin, August. 41 watercolours and 5 oil paintngs.
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Morley, M. (2007). The Secret Life of Paint, curated by Justin Paton. Dunedin Public Art Gallery, July - September. 83 paintings.
Morley, M. (2007). Petraeus. Back Boot Project, curated by Anna Muirhead, August. 40 minute audio.
Morley, M. (2006). High Anxiety. Loose Gallery, Sydney, curated by Scott Donovan, December. 12 watercolours.
Morley, M. (2006). "Kill Your Idols" and "Untitled #2". City Gallery Wellington, February. 2 digital videos, 1 hour approx.
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Morley, M. (2006). Bridge. Tomorrow Knows, Artspace, Sydney, curated by Scott Donovan, November. 42 minute, PAL, 16:9, stereo.
Morley, M. (2005). Is There No One What Will Take Care Of You?. Enjoy Public Art Gallery, 147 Cuba Street, Wellington, 2004-2005. 5 paintings.
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Morley, M. (2004). Kill Your Idols. Room 104, Auckland, 12 Feb - 3 Apr. 1 x DVD, 16:9, PAL, colour with sound.
Morley, M. (2004). Kill Your Idols. Scott Donovan Gallery, Sydney, Australia, September. 1 x DVD, 16:9, PAL, colour with sound.
Morley, M. (2004). Humiliation I.Q. The Physics Room, Christchurch, New Zealand www.physicsroom.org.nz, http://www.physicsroom.org.nz/gallery/2004/morley/. June-July. 19 paintings.
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Morley, M. (2004). The Fuck Chairs. Artspace, Auckland, July-August.
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Morley, M. (2003). Humiliation I.Q. Blue Oyster Gallery, Dunedin, 18 March - 29 March 2003. 14 x paintings, 1 x modified slot-car set.
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Morley, M. (2001). Untitled #2. Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Video After Dark. digital video, 24 minutes, looped.
Morley, M. (2001). Deep Field. Penthouse and Pavement, Melbourne, Australia, 14 x paintings.
Morley, M. (2001). The Lavender Head 1.1.1.2-2.1.2.2. Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, Australia, art>music(exhibition of international experimental sound culture). 21 March - 24 June 2001. 1 gatefoldsleeve and 2x12" vinyl records.
Morley, M. (2000). The Idiot Who Lost The World. Blue Oyster Gallery, Dunedin, 6 paintings.
Conference Contribution - Full conference paper
Morley, M. (2005). You Say You Don't Love Me. Aotearoa Digital Artists Symposium: Emerge, University of Otago, Dunedin, 25-27 November 2005. 20 minute presentation, paper 4 pages.
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Conference Contribution - Oral presentation
Morley, M. (2004). Recent Work. alt.music3 2004 seminar series at Auckland City Art Gallery, July. 40 minute presentation with images.
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Morley,M. (2003). Recent Work. SPARK 03, Media Arts Creative Industries Research Centre at the Waikato Institute of Technology. Hamilton, New Zealand, Hard copy available. August 6-9, 2003. 4 pages.
Artefact/Object
Morley, M. (2009). 7 Buttons. Konsthall, Malmo, Sweden, 2009. 7 buttons presented in a package edition of 200.
Morley, M. (2009). Upside Down. De Player, Rotterdam, Holland, August 2009. 8" disc-lathe cut record, PVC, edition of 50.
Morley, M. (2004). Recent Work by David Haines and Joyce Hinterding. catalogue essay, catalogue published as part of the Artists at Work programme, Otago Polytechnic, School of Art. 3 pages.
Composition
Morley,M., Opalio, M, Opalio, R. Ponzini, R., and Ranaldo, L. (2009). Live at Sensational Fix, L.P. Starlight Furniture Company, San Francisco, SFco.*25. September 2009. 1 x L.P.
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Morley, M. (2009). A Republic of Sadness. Ba Da Bing Records (USA). 2009. 2xLP, Download, 9 tracks, 60 minutes+.
Morley, M. Russell, B. and Yeats, R. (The Dead C). (2008). Secret Earth. Ba Da Bing Records, Released September. 1xLP, 1xCD, Download, 4 songs, 43 minutes+.
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Morley, M. Russell, B. and Yeats, R. (2008). Golden Canine. Ba Da Bing Records, October. 1 x LP, Download, 2 songs, 24 minutes+.
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Morley, M., Russell, B. & Yeats, R. (The Dead C). (2007). Vain, Erudite and Stupid, Selected Works 1987-2005. Ba Da Bing Records (USA), Bing050. 22 songs, 120 minutes approx.
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Morley, M., Russell, B., & Yeats, R. (The Dead C). (2007). Future Artists. Ba Da Bing Records, Bing053. 5 songs, 60 minutes.
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Morley, M., Russell,B., and Yeats,R. (The Dead C). (2004). The Dead C - The Damned. Starlight Furniture Company, Star 24, Hard copy avaiable. 2004. 1 x CD audio, 1 hour approx.
Morley, M., Russell, B., and Yeats, R. (The Dead C). (2001). The Dead C - New Electric Music. language Recordings, lang#3, Hard copy available. 2001. 1 x CD audio, 60 minutes approx.
Morley, M. (2001). Gate - The Wisher Table. Precious Metal (NZ), PM 77, Hard copy available. 2001. 1 x CD audio.
Morley, M. (2001). Gate - The Lavender Head v3. Precious Metal (NZ), PM 79, Hard copy available. 2001. 1 x CD audio.
Morley, M. (2000). Gate -The Lavender Head/My Dear Sweet Reluctant Sweetheart. Hell's Half Halo (USA), HHH 15, Hard copy available. 2000. 2 x CD audio, 120 minutes approx.
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Morley,M., Russell, B., and Yeats, R. (The Dead C). (2000). The Dead C - The Dead C. Language Recordings (NZ), lang#1&2,Hard copy available. 2000. 2 x CD audio, 120 minutes approx.
Film/Video
Morley, M. (2007). The Black Album. CLM Studios, exhibited at: Blue Oyster Gallery, Dunedin; Christchurch City Art Gallery; Bozar Cinema, Palais des Beaux Arts, Brussels; Teaching Gallery, Hudson Valley Community College, Troy; and other. 2007. 19 minutes, colour, stereo.
Morley, M. (2007). Reason. Auckland International Film Festival, Performance Series curated by Zoe Drayton. Projection for a performance by, 36 minutes, PAL, 16:9, colour, no audio.
Morley, M. (2004). Catastrophe. CLM Graphica, edition 10. 1 x DVD, 16:9, PAL, colour with sound.
Morley, M. (2001). Untitled #2. Exhibited: The City Gallery, Wellington, 2006, Scott Donovan Gallery Sydney, 2004, Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Dunedin, 2002, Hard copy available. 2001. 1 x DVD, 4:3, PAL, colour with sound.
Oral Presentation (Other than Conference Contribution)
Morley, M. (2006). You Pose You Lose. Masters Research Symposium, School of Art, Otago Polytechnic, February. 8.
Other
Morley, M., Russell, B., & Yeats, R. (The Dead C). (2007). Telecom Prospect 07 Performance Series. City Gallery, Wellington, curated by Heather Galbraith, 31 March. 2 hour performance.
Morley, M., Russell, B., & Yeats, R. (The Dead C). (2006). All Tomorrow's Parties 2006, curated by Thurston Moore. ATP, Minehead, U.K, 9 December. 1 hour performance.
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Performance
Canal, N., Lichtig, N., Morley, M., Stephenson, S. and Watson, D. (2009). The Tiger's Mind, 1968. Cornelius Cardew: A Freedom from Listening, Centre d'art Contemporain de Bretigny, Paris, 9 June. 35 minutes.
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Morley, M., Russell, B. & Yeats, R. (The Dead C). (2006). The Nightmare Before Christmas. All Tomorrow's Parties 2006, Minehead, England, curated by Thurston Moore, 8 December.
Morley, M., Russell, B., & Yeats, R. (2005). The Dead C. What is Music? Festival of Experimental Sound, Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane, Australia, March 2005. 6 performances, 1 hour duration for each.
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Morley, M., Russell, B., and Yeats, R. (The Dead C). (2004). Le Weekend International Festival of Experimental Music. Le Weekend, Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, Stirling, Scotland, May. 1 hour performance.
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Morley, M., Russell, B., and Yeats, R. (The Dead C). (2004). Alt.music3
The Artspace International Festival of Experimental Music. The Kings Arms, Auckland, 2 July. 1 hour performance.
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Morley, M., Russell, B., and Yeats, R. (2002). The Dead C. All Tomorrow's Parties, U.C.L.A., Westwood, Los Angeles, U.S.A, March, 2002. 1 hour performance.
Thesis
Morley, M. (2007). You Say You Don't Love Me. M.F.A. (Painting) Thesis, University of Canterbury, March.
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