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Wayne Barrar: An Expanding Subterra
July 8th, 2010
The Dunedin Public Art Gallery is proud to announce the release of Wayne Barrar: An Expanding Subterra. This comprehensive and beautifully designed publication traces Barrar’s major photographic project depicting commodified mined spaces and uncanny architecture of the underground. Barrar worked on this portfolio for more than seven years taking in commercial, industrial and domestic spaces in New Zealand, Australia, France and the United States of America.
This sumptuous book provides a thorough account of this significant photographic project, which is also accessible over the coming 18 months as a touring exhibition.
Aaron Kreisler, curator and editor of Wayne Barrar: An Expanding Subterra, notes:
‘This is a stunning publication that will finally bring these works the attention that they deserve. Wayne plotted a photographic course a number of years ago that he has assiduously stuck to and the results are spellbinding – I have no doubt that people will be stunned by the elegance, mysteriousness and scale of this project. Wayne is the type of artist who goes about his business ‘off camera’ and when you finally get the chance to see what he has achieved it is overwhelming – this publication shows that his work is operating at an international level.’
Wayne Barrar: An Expanding Subterra sees the continuation of the Dunedin Public Art Gallery’s significant contribution to the New Zealand art publication industry. A commitment to high-quality writing and production values has seen the Gallery releasing major books on Ralph Hotere, Bill Hammond, Anne Noble, Ronnie van Hout, Jeffrey Harris and Frances Hodgkins. Wayne Barrar: An Expanding Subterra will also sit comfortably alongside other recent photographic monographs such as: Ans Westra, Laurence Aberhart, Marti Friedlander and Mark Adams.
Book specifications:
ISBN: 0-908910-59-2, Pages: 128, Plates: 84
Texts: 2 major essays by Dr David L Pike, Looking Underground and Aaron Kreisler Ground Control, an artist biography and selected bibliography.
Binding: hardcover case bound with dust jacket
Retail price: $55.00
The publication was printed with the assistance of Creative New Zealand and Massey University.
For book orders or further information about Wayne Barrar: An Expanding Subterra, please contact:
Tim Pollock Marketing Manager Dunedin Public Art Gallery +03 474 3243
www.dunedin.art.museum
