B.

Finale

Behind the scenes

I bike past this relatively new building on the corner of Peterborough and Victoria streets every morning and marvel at its demise.

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Slowly but surely it is being brought to its knees and turned into a giant mess of concrete rubble, shattered glass and twisted steel. Having witnessed many demolitions round town since September 2010, Doris Lusk's apocalyptic series based on demolished buildings from the early 1980s have a whole new relevance for me now.

Doris Lusk Finale 1982. Acrylic on canvas. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased 1982

Doris Lusk Finale 1982. Acrylic on canvas. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased 1982