Toi Korero with curator Aleksandra Petrovic

Curator Aleksandra Petrovic will share how she brought together over 50 artworks by some of New Zealand’s most well-known artists. Gain a behind-the-scenes look at the highlights and challenges she faced while piecing the exhibition together.

Lovers & Castaways takes the 1980 book “Contemporary New Zealand Painters” by Jim and Mary Barr as its starting point, highlighting the concerns that were prominent for artists in that decade. Artists including Gretchen Albrecht, Philippa Blair, Gavin Chilcott, Dick Frizzell, Bill Hammond, Ralph Hotere and more.

Curator Aleksandra Petrovic