September 26 - November 3, 1985 Spare Parts, The Found Object in New Zealand Art

September 26 - November 3, 1985 Spare Parts, The Found Object in New Zealand Art

Group, Robert McDougall Art Gallery, Christchurch

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“ … this metamorphoses of the object has made collage, assemblage, objet trouve among the most utilised modes of creating art this century….. “Spare Parts” presents the work of 26 artists whose art in some way utilises found objects. The exhibition indicates the range of assemblage art created by New Zealand artists in recent years.” - Excerpt from exhibition catalogue.