Essays On Contemporary New Zealand Painting and Photography This book, which takes its title from a phrase by Roland Barthes, examines in detail the work of seven major twentieth-century New Zealand painters and photographers: Rita Angus, Colin McCahon, Gordon Walters, Milan Mrkusich, Richard Killeen, Les Cleveland and Megan Jenkinson. While it contains some historical and contextual background, it is not an art history in the traditional sense. Rather, it aims to apply a broad range of critical theories and methodologies to sust... read more