Round table : The state of art and discourse in New Zealand

Abstract

"The purpose of this round table was to focus on the situation for art and discourse in New Zealand at this historical juncture. Given that the globalisation of the art world is one of the contemporaries strongest rhetorical claims, the editors of Reading Room (Christina Barton, Natasha Conland and Wystan Curnow) believed it was timely and worthwhile to situate the discussion within a local frame. To that end, we invited a varied group of participants (all who have been shaped by working here) - Emma Bugden, Peter Brunt, Gregory Burke, Gavin Hipkins, Robert Leonard, Damier Skinner - to join us to consider our situation. To begin, then, let me ask: how do we characterise this moment? What are the issues facing us? What are the telling indicators and signposts that mark the territory?" - Christina Barton.