Points of Contact: Jim Allen, Len Lye, Hélio Oiticica

Points of Contact
$25.00 NZD

Points of Contact: Jim Allen, Len Lye, Helio Oiticica traces the historical and conceptual connections between New Zealand artist Jim Allen (b.1922), a significant figure in the development of post-object art in New Zealand, and two of his key contemporaries: expatriate experimental filmmaker and kinetic sculptor Len Lye (1901-1980) and Brazilian artist Helio Oiticica (1937-1980).

Edited by Christina Barton, Tyler Cann and Mercedes Vicente.

Published by Govett-Brewster Art Gallery and Adam Art Gallery, 2012
Pages: 80
Dimensions: 24 x 19 cm
ISBN: 9781877309236

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