Art + Object August 2013 Catalogue ___ Derek’s expression is dour. His brow deep set, the tip of his long nose snubbed. His eyes are minute, his clay lips pursed in a miserly pout. His face emerges from the form of a gigantic clay bag, bulky and rough-hewn, the surface indented […]
Yearly Archives: 2013
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Eyecontact, 24 April 2013 ___ “If worries were things, like worms for example, I expect they would burrow right into you.” Let me begin by congratulating Christina Read on the least pretentious artist statement I have seen in some time. Artist statements are often riddled with pseudo-scientific vernacular; a hangover […]
NZ Listener, Issue 3795, 24 January, 2013 ___ Quiet is usually a form of faint praise when used as an adjective in the arts. Desk Collection is a survey of seventeen years of Saskia Leek’s practice and yes it is a quiet exhibition, but there within of course lies its […]