Barr & Barr

Wellington curators and strategists Jim Barr and Mary Barr head the survey by London art magazine Contemporary of 21 international collectors. An essay by William McAloon features work by Ronnie Van Hout, et al, Michael Parekowhai, Michael Stevenson, Peter Robinson, Rose Nolan and Frances Upritchard, and references collected artists from Europe, Japan and America. “Connections and counterpoints abound – local/global, high-tech/homespun.” The video dimension of the collection is highlighted by the work of French artist Nicolas Jasmin showing an actor venting his rage while locked out of his car in an urban wasteland. “For the Barrs, “it summed up a tough 20th century in 59 seconds.”” Reboot – a selection of works from the collection, will be an exhibition at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery in August 2006, further underlining the Barrs’ commitment to showing and sharing cutting-edge art from New Zealand and the world.