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Quentin MacFarlane
Quentin MacFarlane Summer Multiples 1968. Silkscreen. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū
Friends
Past event
Philip Carter Family Auditorium
Friends $5, non-members $8, students with ID free
Delving into his personal archives, pictorial and video collection, Quentin reminisces on his influences, friendships and collaborations.
Artist Quentin MacFarlane spent decades observing the art scene in New Zealand. As an early exponent of abstraction, he is recognised for his formalist marine paintings and his influence as an advocate for modernism in the 1960s.
This is a rare insight into the local art scene from an artist whose own body of work is highly regarded, and held in numerous collections, including this Gallery’s.
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Interview
Talking Bensemann
Leo Bensemann was one of the most respected figures in the Christchurch arts scene, and played a pivotal role in influential arts collective The Group. Always something of an odd-man-out, he produced a large body of work across several different disciplines before his death in 1986. In an attempt to get a fuller picture of the man himself, Gallery director Jenny Harper spoke to two artists who knew him well, John Coley and Quentin MacFarlane.