Westfarbe Exhibition @ Centre of Contemporary Art Christchurch (CoCA)
WestFarbe V, curated by Christoph Dahlhausen as a traveling exhibition, is now on display at Centre for contemporary Art (CoCA) in Christchurch, New Zealand. WestFarbe draws together artists from five nations, including Australia, Germany, UK, USA and New Zealand in an exploration of paint and colour. Where the German language engages the term ‘Farbe’ for both the phenomena of colour and for the material of paint, in contrast, the English language differentiates between colour and paint. In turn, this exhibition explores artistic
investigations which bring together approaches where the material and process- oriented aspects of working are emphasised and with others where the tonality and the appearance of painting are foregrounded. The exhibition places into dialogue various practices that concern themselves with aspects of ‘Farbe’ in a fundamental, non-narrative manner.
WestFarbe I, II and III were shown in Germany. WestFarbe IV was on display in January and February at Two Rooms Gallery in Auckland
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