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The little art show that could…
Curated by David Clayton

October 20 - November 10, 2003

Originally installed in Christchurch in 2000 by the Oblique Trust, The Kiosk comes under the wing of The Physics Room in 2003. With 24 hour, 7 day a week access, The Kiosk is the hardest working gallery around, providing a venue for contemporary art in the public realm.

Composed of 18 artists, mainly local New Zealanders, but with miniature artworks coming from as far away as Detroit and Amsterdam. The little art show that could… was curated and constructed by visiting American artist David Clayton. "Originally the notion for this exhibition came out of viewing a collection of Marcel Duchamp's maquettes." Continuing, "The little art show that could… explores the interesting dichotomy between micro and macro and the importance placed upon size and scale in society, today."

Artists included in the exhibition: Sarah Munro, Vanessa Norman, Stuart Shepherd, Erica van Zon, Leafa Wilson, Jan van der Ploeg, Richard Fruth, Miranda Parkes, Barbara Tudor, Olivia Moore, Jenny Murphy, Maree Glass, Julia Holderness, Fiona Goulding, Ceili Murphy, Megan Ruth Hansen-Knarhoi & Jacquelyn Greenbank. Also included, but not visible in the show was a miniature radio station created by James A. Wallace. The miniature radio station was able to broadcast a FM signal approximately in a two or three meter radius, around The Kiosk public art site.


Reviews, Essays & Articles

‘The little art show that could…’
Staple Magazine, Issue 3, p111 - 110, 2003
DPS Spread

Art Scene
the Package, #215, 30 Oct - 5 Nov, 2003
Hamish
‘The little art show that could…’
<available online via the Physics Room Archive>