This exhibition is now closed
In the exhibition Canterbury Confrontations arranged by Art Gallery Director, Brian Muir, artists were invited to contribute a single work in any media of a portrait of another artist. 34 artists were invited, 22 accepted and 3 declined and there was no reply from 9.
A list of names was put forward and then names were democratically chosen from a hat and the participants informed of their 'confrontation'. Pairings included Philip Clairmont/Doris Lusk, John Coley/Leo Bensemann and Alan Prearson/Carl Sydow.
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Date:
March – March 1973 -
Location:
Robert McDougall Art Gallery - main gallery -
Exhibition number:
68
Collection works in this exhibition
Related
1973 Christchurch Arts Festival souvenir brochure
This programme was designed by Bret de Thier. Festival highlights included the NZBC Orchestra, the Berlin Philharmonic Octet, New Zealand Ballet, a season of James K Baxter poems, Lulu and Ivan Rebroff. The visual arts programme included weaver Peter Collingwood, potters Michael Trumic and Uragami, a W A Sutton retrospective and the exhibition Canterbury Confrontations.