Meet the Goths

Here's a blurb for a worthy event. I'll be out of town on launch night, but I'll certainly be getting my white ass up the hill to Newton to check out the exhibition before December the 2nd. Notice that brief regulars and Titus authors Jack Ross and Olivia Macassey are amongst the contributors to Gothic NZ...

GOTHIC NZ
The Darker Side of Kiwi Culture
Edited by Misha Kavka, Jennifer Lawn & Mary Paul
Published by Otago University Press

Publication launch and accompanying exhibition of work by
Christopher Braddock, Gavin Hipkins,
Ann Shelton & Yvonne Todd


Wednesday, 29 November, 6pm
Exhibition continues till 2 December

SALES BY PARSONS AT LAUNCH, $39.95

CASH, CHEQUE, CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED


Roger Williams Contemporary / 61 Randolph St Newton Auckland 1010
New Zealand / +64-9-377-2695



http://www.otago.ac.nz/press/booksauthors/2006/gothic_nz.html
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Gothic NZ
The Darker Side of Kiwi Culture
Edited by Misha Kavka, Jennifer Lawn, Mary Paul
Gothic NZ: The Darker Side of Kiwi Culture, edited by Misha Kavka, Jennifer Lawn, Mary Paul. Otago University PressKey Points

Book

Contemporary creative writers, intellectuals, photographers, painters and other artists have all contributed to this volume exploring the idea of 'gothic' in New Zealand culture. From Martin Edmond's abandoned houses, to Ian Lochhead's Victorian corrugated iron structures, to Otis Frizzell's tattoos, from Peter Jackson's movie-making to ghost paintings - there's plenty of it. As the editors suggest, gothic is 'endemic to New Zealand's self-representation'.

Contributors

Rachel Ahmad-Hall, Christopher Braddock, David Craig, Martin Edmond, Elizabeth Hale, Misha Kavka, Ian Lochhead, Olivia Macassey, Jack Ross, Sarah Shieff, Tanya Misery Thompson, Yvonne Todd, Stephen Turner, Ian Wedde