ART ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND 2011 ANNUAL CONFERENCE 7-9 December 2011 Victoria University of Wellington Wellington, New Zealand CONFERENCE CONVENORS David Maskill, Victoria University of Wellington Sarah Caylor, Victoria University of Wellington CONFERENCE COMMITTEE David Maskill, Victoria University of Wellington (Chair) Christina Barton, Victoria University of Wellington Geoffrey Batchen, Victoria University of Wellington Roger Blackley, Victoria University of Wellington Peter Brunt, Victoria University of Wellington Heather Galbraith, Massey University Raymond Spiteri, Victoria University of Wellington HOSTS CONTACT SPONSORS Victoria University of Wellington Art History Research Cluster 2010-2013 Theme: ‘Contact’ Cover: The ‘Contact’ assemblage is composed of wood types from the collection of Wai-te-ata Press : : Te Whare Tā o Wai-te-ata at Victoria University of Wellington. Such types were used in the heyday of nineteenth-century advertising posters, and were part of a common visual culture throughout the colonial world. The sans fonts shown here were manufactured by Stephenson & Blake (UK, 1818-2007) and Hamilton Wood Type (USA, 1880-present), Organized and hosted by the and distributed by F.T. Wimble & Co., (Australia, 1868-1991). Wai-te-ata Press keeps letterpress alive for the twenty- first century through teaching, limited edition fine press publishing, and research. For further information, please Art HistoryProgramme contact:
[email protected] Te Tari Korero Toi Victoria University of Wellington Designed by Sarah Caylor, Victoria University of Wellington WELCOME FOREWORD He mihi mahana ki a koutou katoa; warm greetings to you all! Twelve years ago in Wellington, a fledgling alliance of art historians from New Zealand and Australia met for the first time.