Gordon H. Brown Lecture 10: Robert Leonard, 'Nostalgia for Intimacy' | 2012

Published 2012  by Tāhuhu Kōrero Toi Art History, Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.
48 pages
190 x 150mm, softcover, with black and white illustrations
Edited by Christina Barton
ISSN 977-1176-58800-5

Leonard poses that New Zealand art was once a small, enclosed scene—an intimate discourse. As the scene grows and becomes more international, it becomes less intimate. He asks, considering the impact of social scale: What are the implications for 'New Zealand art'?

Robert Leonard is Director of the Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane.