CONTENTS
UPFRONT
A glimpse of the white whale... 4
A new sector of Auckland Art Fair
will give collectors access to
undiscovered talent.Koru calls 6
Laurence Simmons explores the late
Gordon Walters' pure abstract language.If I could have... 8
The Art Collector team picks the
works that we would bring home from
the fair if we could.ARTISTS
What now? 10
Our writers talk to three artists showing
at Auckland Art Fair 2018 that collectors
should know about.What next? 16
Introducing the work of three artists to look
out for at the fair.Under 5K 22
We present work by emerging and established
artists you will find at this year's fair for under
$5,000.Heather B. Swann: Activated Objects 28
Heather B. Swann's works sit somewhere
between antique furniture, animal forms and
theatrical costumes. Briony Downes writes.Matthew Allen: Mysterious Alchemy 32
Kate Britton discovers why artist Matthew Allen
keeps coming back to graphite.Dale Frank: A New Sorcery 36
Edward Colless on why Dale Frank's art
ranscends categorisation.On the cover // Richard Lewer,
Dean. Oil on canvas, 51 x 51cm.
COURTESY: THE ARTIST AND
SULLIVAN+STRUMPF, SYDNEY AND SINGAPORE