Invitation to the opening of Paperchase (detail)
This exhibition is now closed
A suite of 20 etchings by this leading international artist, produced in 1976/77 and published by the Petersburg Press, London in 1977. The etchings record Hockney's reaction to Wallace Stevens' poem of the same name. The artist states that "the etchings themselves were not conceived as literal illustrations of the poem but as an interpretation of Its themes in visual terms. Like the poem, they are about transformations within art as well as the relation between reality and the imagination, so there are pictures within pictures and different styles of representation juxtaposed and reflected and dissolved within the same frame".
This exhibition is a part of a composite exhibition titled Paperchase curated by the Robert McDougall Art Gallery as its contribution to the Christchurch Festival. As the title suggests, paperworks in their many forms will be featured.
('The Blue Guitar', Bulletin, No.31, January/February 1984, p.2)
Exhibition number 306
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Date:
25 February – 22 April 1984
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Paperchase
Paperchase
Exhibition: 6 March - 22 April 1984
Paperchase was an omnibus exhibition comprising 14 smaller exhibitions on the theme of paper and drawing, drawn from New Zealand, Australia, Britain and the United States.
Comprising Print USA, Crown Point Press, Tamarind Institute, Jabberwock, Timothy Payne, Judy Silver, Guy Warren, Penny Wells, Capa and Cardew, Kay Lawrence, Ruth Faerber, Denise Oates, Blue Guitar (etchings by David Hockney), Henry Fuseli drawings
Bulletin 31
January/February 1984
Contents include:
Problems with touring shows
Paperchase series of exhibitions
Exhibition
America and Europe: A Century of Modern Masters from the Thyssen-Bornemisza Exhibition
November – December 1980
New Zealand Tour presented by the National Art Gallery, Auckland City Art Gallery and Robert McDougall Art Gallery. Sponsored by the Challenge Corporation Limited Assisted by the New Zealand Government, New Zealand Express Transport Limited and Qantas Airways.