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John Daly-Peoples reviews The Passing of the Forest
by Richard Wolfe for New Zealand Arts Review:
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The Passing of the Forest
Reviewed by John Daly-Peoples Cover Dick Frizzell The Weight of the World 2025, Courtesy of Dick Frizzell and Gow Langsford Gallery. The Passing of the Forest  Richard WolfeRRP $75.00 Ora…
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October 7, 2026 at 6:24 AM
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The Passing of the Forest by Richard Wolfe will be out in all good bookstores from 8 October.
Read more and see sample pages:

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Cultural and art historian Richard Wolfe profiles the clearing of native forests in a striking visual history through art, from the nineteenth century to today. The Passing of the Forest explores how large areas of forests were burned by Māori, and then European settlers — lured to New Zealand by the promise of an inexhaustible supply of timber. It draws parallels with colonisation in Australia, showing how deforestation has impacted on leading artists and thinkers, and explores ways forward to replace what has been lost. Featuring more than 50 works by New Zealand and Australian artists in vivid colour
October 3, 2026 at 7:18 PM