Thursday 8 September 2022
‘Some Pictures I Wrote’: The Collection of Professor Laurence Simmons
Art+Object is delighted to be offering the collection of Professor Laurence Simmons. Laurence is Professor of Film Studies at The University of Auckland and in 2002 published a major work on twentieth-century New Zealand artists: The image always has the last word: On Contemporary New Zealand Painting and Photography. He has subsequently authored, co-authored and edited numerous publications on many of the country’s leading artists including: Certain Words Drawn: John Reynolds Continued, Victory over Death: The Art of Colin McCahon and David Cauchi: The End. He recently co-curated the major touring Gordon Walters retrospective, ‘Gordon Walters: New Vision’. His contemporary art collection is notable for the manner in which Laurence has collected, in depth, many of the artist’s work whom he has extensively researched including: Gordon Walters, Richard Killeen, David Cauchi, Andrew Barber and John Reynolds. The collection also includes contemporary photography by Laurence Aberhart, Ben Cauchi and Chris Corson-Scott. Laurence has continued to contribute writing for Art+Object’s auction catalogues since the company founded in 2007.

Further Information
Viewing
Friday | 2nd September | 09:00 - 17:00 |
Saturday | 3rd September | 11:00 - 16:00 |
Sunday | 4th September | 11:00 - 16:00 |
Monday | 5th September | 09:00 - 17:00 |
Tuesday | 6th September | 09:00 - 17:00 |
Wednesday | 7th September | 09:00 - 17:00 |
Thursday | 8th September | 09:00 - 15:00 |
Enquiries
Ben Plumbly
Director of Art
- ben@artandobject.co.nz
- +64 21 222 8183
- +64 9 354 4646
- 0800 80 60 01
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