[4] Nicholas believed in ‘encouraging contemporary Māori art’ claiming that there was ‘too much emphasis on traditional Māori art forms.’[6] Nicholas also allowed Hubbard to open his first gallery space by renaming the Arts Centre Hubbard's Cupboard.’ In 1989 Hubbard moved to Auckland and worked on sound tracks for artists including Lisa Reihana and et al.[4] The exhibition featured the artists Jacqueline Fraser, Rongotai Lomas, Barnard McIntyre, Michael Parekōwhai, Diane Prince, Lisa Reihana, and Darryl Thomson.

Art critic Gregory Burke suggested that the Māori imagery in the work might be a reaction to Hubbard's statement that ‘Choice!

[8] Barnard McIntyre  (Ngā Puhi) Untitled (1989–90) In his review of the exhibition art writer and artist Giovanni Intra described McIntyre's work as, ‘a quiet wooden construct seemingly turning in and investigating itself….its internal structure and its façade of fake brick paper ….seems to express a vulnerability and structural frailty…’[9] McIntyre himself has said of his work, ‘I prefer people to have their own ideas about whatever my mixture of shapes may mean to them, but at the same time I’ve given them a lot of clues.’[10] Michael Parekōwhai (Ngā Riki / Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki) Four works all made in 1990 consisting of Contiki Nett 150, Atarangi:1350, Everyone will Live Quietly 4:4 Micah 1840,[11] and Mike P ‘me etahi atu’ The Indefinite Article.

[12] Curator and art writer Robert Leonard described Parekowhai's four works as being, ‘placed at the heart of the exhibition and its argument…They put us in a position where we have to choose whether to read them as authentic or fake, Māori or Pākehā, pure or impure, devoted or blasphemous.

Art historian Roger Horrocks  and film maker Shirley Horrocks noted that Reihana's work, ‘while eclectic’, showed ‘a special talent for mediating between different cultures.’[16] Darryl Thomson (Ngāti Kahungunu) Rap (1990), Life in the City (1990), Ozone (1990) Thomson (known as DLT) was a spray paint bomber and a member of the hip-hop group Upper Hutt Posse that was managed by Hubbard.