Bare Rock and Backbone Outdoor Exhibition

We invited four emerging artists to find something that was of interest to them in the stories of Britomart’s early history, and asked them each to make a new artwork. The four paintings are the first in a series of exhibitions by emerging artists that will be installed in an outdoor exhibition at Britomart. The exhibition title, Bare Rock and Backbones, refers to the sheer determination of the people of this place in forging the fledgling city from rock and mud. Bare Rock and Backbones was commissioned by Cooper and Company, who own and manage the Britomart site, and developed by Rob Garrett Contemporary Fine Art Ltd.