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Billy Apple and Wystan Curnow

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A 1992 documentary, Buying art, selling Billy Apple, examined the artistic practice of one of New Zealand's best-known post-object artists. In this excerpt, Billy Apple talks about his arms-length approach to making works, and the role of critic Wystan Curnow as a creative collaborator.

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Christina Barton, Post-object and conceptual art – The rise of post-object art, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/43830/billy-apple-and-wystan-curnow (accessed 8 June 2026).

Story by Christina Barton, published 13 December 2013.