Friday, August 17, 2012

By the numbers


2     the number of times Marcel Duchamp’s readymade Fountain has been exhibited in New Zealand
3     the number of days the Walters Prize artists were given to install their work
3     the number of senior curators currently being sought by New Zealand art museums
5     the number of months the starting of the Len Lye Centre in New Plymouth has been delayed
19   the average amount in millions of dollars that the Lotteries Board has given Creative NZ annually over the last 25 years
50   the number of years Billy Apple has been Billy Apple 
200  the number of art works Te Papa has announced it has displayed over the last five years.
211  the number of works by Michael Smither in the collection of the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
914  the cost in dollars to hire the foyer of the Dunedin Public Art Gallery for one night