"Parsons" book supplies
Email:books@parsons.co.nz
"Pacific Bound"- Pacific Artists of Aotearoa
Weaving, visual arts/jewellery, music, dance and theatre.
- $5.00
"One More Sex: Three Less Than Ten"
Prevews the work of seven young jewellery design students.
- $5.00
"Nga Taonga o Aotearoa" - $6.00
Maori Art at the 8th festival of Pacific Arts.
"Jeff Thompson Sculpture" 1992 - 2000
Essays by Bill Milbank & Mark Amery "From Corrugated Iron Man to Roof Man", including good colour illustrations of his more recent work.
- $24.95
"Light and Illusion" - Di French
This is a retrospective of Di French's artistic history, including her photographic work, performances and sculptures.
- $19.95
'A Potter's Work' : Ross Mitchell- Anyon
A catalogue which accompanied Ross Mitchell- Anyon's exhibition at the Sarjeant Gallery in 2000.
Available from:
Sarjeant Gallery
Email: billm@sarjeant.org.nz
"Fathers and Sons" - $5.00
An exhibition of heritage and family. Includes work by Simon and Peter McIntyre, Ngataiparuru and Wi Taepa, Brett and Fred Graham, Matthew and Michael Browne - fathers and sons who are, or have been, practicing artists. An unusual and interesting project.
'1 Noble Savage 2 Dusky Maidens'
Catalogue of jewellery featuring Niki Hastings-McFall, Sofia Tekela-Smith, Chris Charteris.
Dramatic colour illustrations.
Essays by Mark Kirby and Nicholas Thomas on 'Meetings with Pacific Jewellery'
- $10.00
'The Lure of Metal' - $12.00
A catalogue of jewellery by Ann Culy and Rainer Beneke.
A textual biography by Graham Price and essay by Cilla McQueen.
'The Ends of the Earth' - $3.00
Jewellery by Jane Dodd
A Publication of Dodd's much-admired jewellery from Hawkes Bay Museum.
'The Jeweller's Mark' : The Jens Hansen Workshop Story,
The exhibition is accompanied by a
20 page B/W catalogue written by curator Judith Taylor. It describes the history
of the Workshop and contains statements from Workshop participants about the
importance of their time spent with Jens.
Available from The Suter Gallery for $2.00 plus 80c postage.
ISM - 1999 Manukau Graduates - $19.95
"ism" was produced by Fiona Wilton, Belinda Foster and Tania Kilkolly, as part of the Professional Practice component for final year Bachelor of Visual Art students at Manukau School of Visual Arts.
The book includes 41 double page spreads of artists' work in full colour, makes a great record of their work.
Sculpture 2001 - A Millenium Project - $2.00
A group of 8 professional sculptors present their concepts for public sculpture in the Domain of the 21st Century includes: Greer Twiss, Louise Purvis, Neil Miller, John Edgar, Fred Graham, Christine Hellyar, Charlotte Fisher, Chiara Corbelleto.
Sculpture in the gardens - Dec 99 - April 2000. - $3.00
Records the biennial event by the McDougall and Botanical Gardens in Christchurch.
Three contemporary NZ artists: Paul Cullen, Stuart Griffins and Fiona Gunn create site specific work shown here in full colour, capturing the spatial resonance to their work.
Pauline Rhodes - In Between- $6.00
This is a catalogue for the exhibition "In Between" in Dec/Jan 99-2000.
One of the interesting things about this catalogue is that it shows the variety of Pauline Rhodes' work, as Felicity Milburn writes in her conclusion "The challenge of Rhodes' work has always been in its deliberate navigation around definitions and categories; between sculpture and photography ; installation and performance; architecture and landscape, body and mind." Rhodes is most well known in NZ for her environmental sculpture and photography but this catalogue opens up the potential of a variety of ways of seeing and interpreting her work.
'1999 Montana Wearable Art Awards' This is the programme for this years well respected awards, not a book, but a record of the event.
Price: NZ$12
'The Body Inscribed: Challenging Tradition' by Sandra Chesterman and Carole Shepheard
This is the catalogue in association with the exhibition curated by the authors on the occasion of Judy Chicago's visit to New Zealand. It includes a short essay by Chicago and one of her works as part of the exhibition, alongside this are twelve contemporary women artists from New Zealand - some very well known and some emerging. All artists have interview material recorded as well as essays by four New Zealand art writers.
Price: NZ$15
'I think I know who you are'
The catalogue to an exhibition of contemporary Indian artists in New Zealand, curated by Rebecca Lal from Lopdell House Gallery. All colour illustrations, and in depth essay discussing the four artists, in their cultural context in New Zealand. Probably the first of its kind!
Price: NZ$12
The Mulvany Sisters: Weaving and other Adventures by Angela Lassig and Lyndsay
Fenwick
Combine sumptuous colour photographs of their weaving to give examples of these sisters' excellent work. The essays go into depth about their work and lives and are the result of considerable research into these early twenty century women of art and industry.
Interviews. Colour illusrations. History and Biography
Price: NZ$19.95
The Third NZ Jewellery Biennial: Turangawaewae: a public outing"
Dowse Art Museum
Singular Views: The Ceramic Still Life by Moyra Elliot,
Dowse Art Museum
Mason Handprints: The exhibtion catelogue,
Deborah Crowe: This was an exhibition shown at Fingers Contemporary Jewellery Gallery - boundary pushing wearable art with an essay by Mark Kirby,
NZ$3.00
Bing Dawe: Acts of Enquiry
The exhibtion catelogue from the recent survey exhibition of his work. One of the South Island's most prominent sculptors - this catelogue traces early and recent work as well as examining his important role as an art educator.
Interviews. Colour illusrations. History and Biography
Price: NZ$19.95
'Chinese Splendour: 5000 years of Art from the Shanghai Museum'
A current exhibition at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery. The Shanghai Museum is renowned for its incomparable bronze, ceramic, and painting collections. The catalogue is well illustrated in examples from this remarkable collection.
Price: NZ$49.95
'With Spirit: Don Driver'- a retrospective 1965-1998, edited by Priscilla Pitts
To acccompany a New Zealand touring show in 1999. Plenty of colour illustrations and four essays by New Zealand art writers.
Price: NZ$39.95
'Christine Boswijk: Fact Fusion Faith'
Work in timber, bronze, glass and clay. Text by Laurence Fearnley.
Price:
NZ$10.00
'Antarctic Heart: Virginia King'
King's suspended macrocarpa sculptures were in response to her trip to Antarctica. Text - Helen Schamroth. Small brochure.
Price:
NZ$9.95
'Bipolar'
Installations by Peter Robinson and Jacqueline Fraserat the Venice Biennale.
Price:
NZ$26.95
'Arid Landscape/Hidden Beauty: Margaret Ryley'
A survey of Ryley's ceramic work. Text by Helen Schamroth.
Price:
NZ$8.00
'The Wide - Open Interior: John Drawbridge'
Small catalogue. Text by Gregory O'Brien.
Price:
NZ$12.00
'Focus on Materiality'
Work by Alice Blackley, Ema Scott and Steve Wheeler, Mervyn Williams, Geoff Thornley.
Price:
NZ$5.00
'Maureen Lander and Briar Wood: Glorified Scales'
An Exhibition that combines the installation art of Maureeen Lander and the poetry of Briar Wood to investigate 'the transformations involved in the preservation, recording and reanimation of artefacts and techniques'. Text by Maureen Lander, Briar Wood and Amiria Salmon.
Price:
NZ$19.95
'A Noble Piece: Contemporary Jewellery from Noble Metals and Issues'
Text by Maari McCluskey. Work from 27 Jewellers celebrating the qualities of noble metals and noble causes. Small catalogue.
Price:
NZ$9.95
'Anne Noble: Stgates of Grace - charts Noble's work through more than twenty years.'
Text by Justin Paton, Anne Kennedy and Lydia Weavers. Chronology and Bibliography.
Price:
NZ$49.95 Paperback
NZ$59.95 Hardback
'Len Lye'
A new 59 page catalogue with essays by Roger Horrocks, Judy Annear and Hanna Scott. Biography, Bibliograpy.
Price:
NZ$49.95
'Parihaka'
Wellington City Catalogue
Price:
NZ$65.00
'Purangiaho'
Recent Catalogue Colour illustrations, artists include Brett Graham, Reuben Paterson, Lonnie Hutchinson, Dion Hitchens, Saffron Te Ratara and many more.
Price:
NZ$20.00
'Techno Maori'
CD ROM with images of works by Olivia Haddon, Robert Jahnke, Ngahiraka Mason, Natalie Robertson, Lisa Reihana and more.
Price:
NZ$19.95
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