Author

Contributions

  • Barton, Christina, editor of compilation - Contributor
  • Leonard, Robert, editor of compilation - Contributor
  • Sleigh, Thomasin, 1983- editor of compilation - Contributor
  • Adam Art Gallery - Contributor
  • Victoria University Press - Contributor
and 1 more
  • Institute of Modern Art (Brisbane, Qld.) - Contributor

Publication

2014 - in association with Victoria University Press, Wellington, New Zealand, New Zealand

Language

English

Word Count

119,500 words, Guess

Page Count

478 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-10086473932X
  • ISBN-139780864739322
  • Library of Congress Control Number2014456999
  • OCLC Control Number893242413
  • Better World Books9780864739322
and 1 more

Classifications

  • DDC709.93
  • LCCN7406.5 .C87 2014
  • LCCN7406.5.C87 2014

Description

"Wystan Curnow is New Zealand's longest-serving and, arguably, most important art critic. This edited collection brings together a selection of his art writings from 1971 to 2013 to provide the first comprehensive overview of his practice. Selectively drawing on his considerable ouput, the publication features Curnow's long form essays that investigate the stakes for 'high culture' in a 'small province' like New Zealand; major essays on key artists including Len Lye, Colin McCahon, Billy Apple, Stephen Bambury, Max Gimblett, and Imants Tillers; vivid reports on the contemporary art scene; catalogue essays and short reviews that offer insightful readings of art and artists in all their material and conceptual specificity. Both a map of contemporary theory and practice and a cogent agenda for thinking through the implications and challenges of making art here, this compilation is an essential companion for anyone interested in New Zealand art as it has unfolded since 1970."--Publisher's website.

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