Colin McCahon: There is Only One Direction, Volume One, 1919-1959, a 360-page hardback is the first of a comprehensive two-volume study of the art of Colin McCahon by Peter Simpson, a leading authority and author of several previous books on the artist, including Answering Hark (2001) and The Titirangi Years 1953-1959 (2007). Containing extensive new research, the book covers McCahon's life and career up to his return from his watershed visit to the USA in 1958. More than 220 works are reproduced, some for the first time, plus many photographs, facsimiles and reproductions. Martin Edmond, author of Dark Night: Walking with McCahon, says: 'It is a remarkable achievement'.
Please join us as we host the launch event for the publication in association with Auckland University Press on Thursday 10 October from 5-7pm. Peter Simpson will speak alongside John Gow, Luit Bieringa and Sam Elworthy.
Event Details:
Gow Langsford Gallery | Kitchener Street
Cnr Kitchener and Wellesley Sts
Thursday 10 October, 5-7pm
