The Jar Trust in Kingsland
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Courtesy of NZ Herald
Jar open for reflection - 19.01.05
By Andrew Clifford
When Leigh Davis and his wife, Susan, established the Jar Trust, they wanted to create opportunities for artists to work in ways not usually possible in traditional public or dealer galleries. They wanted to see work that could convincingly encompass its environment rather than competing with other works in a generic white space.
Image: Jar Trust's Leigh Davis (left) and Wystan Curnow- inspired by New York's Dia Foundation and Wallace Stevens' poetry. Picture / Carolyn Elliott
Jar open for reflectionCourtesy of NZ Herald
Jar open for reflection - 19.01.05
By Andrew Clifford
When Leigh Davis and his wife, Susan, established the Jar Trust, they wanted to create opportunities for artists to work in ways not usually possible in traditional public or dealer galleries. They wanted to see work that could convincingly encompass its environment rather than competing with other works in a generic white space.
Image: Jar Trust's Leigh Davis (left) and Wystan Curnow- inspired by New York's Dia Foundation and Wallace Stevens' poetry. Picture / Carolyn Elliott