Beverley and Vicki
Paul Johns
Saturday 18 October 2025
9pm
Offsite: 2/57

One night only. Presented at MESH lX Return

COMMODE presents Beverley and Vicki at MESH on 18 October, hosted at 2/57 directly opposite where Carmen Rupe’s The Balcony once stood. This connects contemporary queer club nights such as MESH to those of the past, building on our histories while centering the trans workers and performers of those clubs. In doing so, the screening acknowledges the continuities between Johns’ documentation and the cultures that continue to animate Wellington’s queer nightlife.

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Paul Johns is a conceptual artist based in Ōtautahi, Aotearoa, working predominantly in photography, film, neon and installation. With a practice spanning over five decades, recent exhibitions include Beautiful Flowers and How to Grow Them, The Dowse Art Museum with City Gallery Wellington; Perilous, Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, Ōtautahi; Midnight Cowboy, Pah Homestead, Tāmaki Makaurau; Body-Maker, Olga, Ōtepoti; Listening Stones Jumping Rocks, Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery, Te Whanganui-a-Tara; Been Here Long?, Visions, Tāmaki Makaurau; Paul Johns & Billy Apple, Nadene Milne Gallery, Ōtautahi.