September 10 - September 10, 1997 Thinking About Contemporary Art

The aim of this exhibition is to provide a straightforward approach to looking at contemporary visual art and finding ways in which to enrich and amplify that experience…

This is a vignetter of some of our best artists; recent work and rather than curatorially constrain or direct viewers in approaching the work we have selected work which, we believe, will have considerable resonances for many people. From this point of initial engagement we are confident that visitors will actively bring their own thoughts and experiences to the work in the same way that they will be exploring and absorbing the diversity of other Festival programmes.:

Excerpt from the Christchurch Arts Festival Programme