THE PUBLIC AND ART
Addressing a meeting convened by the Faculty of Arts in London, Mr. C. Lewis Hind, the famous art critic, declared that in these times art was wanted more than ever as a consolation, as a stimulation, and an escape from the' unhappy conditions of the world. There was a huge supply of art and a small demand, :and only by vision could the demand he made equal to the supply. The public, said Mr. Hind, did not consider art important, and it was the artists' fault, because they did not combine.
The conditions mentioned apply to most countries, but in New Zealand the people are being educated and stimulated in art matters through the co-operation and enterprise of the artists themselves. For instance, in Wellington, the Murray Fuller gallery is a permanent exhibition of the paintings.of nine or ten professional New Zealand artists, who are constantly placing fresh work before the public. This exhibition gives great pleasure to art lovers, and cannot but assist Now Zealand art generally.
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Evening Post, Volume CIII, Issue 134, 9 June 1922, Page 8
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172THE PUBLIC AND ART Evening Post, Volume CIII, Issue 134, 9 June 1922, Page 8
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