archived
The Street
Mar 1980 – Apr 1980
Part aesthetic, part sociological, this exhibition was a pot pourri of reactions by artist and others in a wide variety of media to diverse subjects as the Black Power movement to the evolution of street systems
Street Scene from the Christchurch City Council Town Planning Department (detail)
About this Exhibition
The Street involved a group of New Zealand artists and members of the public in a wide variety of artistic media. It also included the University of Canterbury, Christchurch City Council Town Planning Department, Ministry of Transport and graphic designers. Amongst contributing artists were Larence Shustak, Laurence Aberhart, Glenn Jowitt, Neil Dawson, Margaret Dawson and Chris Cree-Brown.
The idea of the exhibition was to inform, stimulate and question our attitudes to the Street and a questionnaire was designed to gather information on the general attitude of the people on the street, which was exhibited in the exhibition. The exhibition took over the whole Gallery and opened to coincide with the 1980 Arts Festival in Christchurch.
Current Exhibitions
Jae Hoon Lee Annapurna 2010. Digital photograph. Commissioned in 2010 for Springboard
Jae Hoon Lee: Annapurna
Nov 2010 – Sep 2012
Forecourt
Julia Morison Aibohphobia 2011. Acrylic paint
Julia Morison: Aibohphobia
Jun 2011 – Sep 2012
Forecourt
Wayne Youle I seem to have temporarily misplaced my sense of humour (detail) 2011. Reproduced courtesy of the artist
Wayne Youle: I seem to have temporarily misplaced my sense of humour
Ongoing