Jason Greig Blood Is Thicker
Blood Is Thicker
$54.60
- Hardcover
216 pages
- Release Date
5 November 2026
Summary
This stunning book is a darkly evocative exploration of the enigmatic and powerful work of New Zealand artist Jason Greig, whose monoprints and drawings conjure a singular world of mythic archetypes, inner torment and gothic seduction. Richly illustrated, it offers a thematic and visual journey through Greig’s practice, drawing connections to old master printmakers such as Goya and Redon while grounding his work within a contemporary, often transgressive cultural framework. Through the deep critical insights of three highly regarded curators and arts writers and stunning visuals, Jason Greig Blood Is Thicker immerses readers in an unsettling, seductive world, one where art becomes ritual, and darkness reveals its strange, unyielding beauty.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781991309389 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1991309384 |
| Author: | Chelsea Nichols, Aaron Lister |
| Publisher: | Massey University Press |
| Imprint: | Massey University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 216 |
| Release Date: | 5 November 2026 |
| Weight: | 500g |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 222mm x 300mm |
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Chelsea Nichols
Dr Chelsea Nichols
Dr Chelsea Nichols is the Senior Curator at The Dowse Art Museum. Her curatorial interests lie in the strange, dark corners of art history and internet culture. Recent exhibitions she has curated include:
- Steamed Hams (2023)
- The Truth Is Out There (2022)
- Candy Coated (2021)
Prior to her role at The Dowse, she was the Curator of Modern Art at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, where her major projects included Tony Fomison: Lost in the Dark (2018).
Nichols completed her DPhil at the University of Oxford in 2014, focusing her research on histories of monstrous bodies in art and exhibition culture. She has since published extensively on curious and overlooked aspects of both New Zealand and international art history. Her 2023 book, Magic Wands Golden Skulls, explores The Dowse collection. She is also the creator of The Museum of Ridiculously Interesting Things, a digital cabinet of curiosities that delves into strange, uncanny, and macabre relics of art and history.
Aaron Lister
Aaron Lister is Kaipupuri Mātua / Senior Curator at City Gallery Wellington Te Whare Toi. His curatorial practice engages with the symbolic, psychological, and speculative dimensions of contemporary art, with a particular focus on mysticism, occult traditions, horror cinema, science fiction, and countercultural histories.
His curatorial projects include:
- Terminal (2021)
- Occulture: The Dark Arts (2017)
- Fiona Pardington: A Beautiful Hesitation (2015)
- Demented Architecture (2014)
He has also curated major exhibitions in Aotearoa New Zealand featuring artists such as Derek Jarman, Diane Arbus, Hilma af Klint, Marianna Simnett, Cindy Sherman, and Cornelia Parker. Lister’s writing and exhibitions often investigate the fluid boundary between perception and belief, exploring how images can become imbued with psychic, political, and metaphysical intensity.
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