Chris Kraus - I write about two New Zealand artists in the book – Kate Newby, who is known internationally, but who doesn’t live in New Zealand, she lives in Brooklyn. Tao Wells, who is not known internationally, lives in New Zealand. And that’s a curious thing, you know – the point isn’t to critique it or not critique it, but just to observe it.

CMH: But you left New Zealand yourself, to pursue your dreams of becoming an artist – so you must have sympathy for these artists who move.

CK: But everyone has to leave their country now – so you can’t really say there’s a national art. I write about two New Zealand artists in the book – Kate Newby, who is known internationally, but who doesn’t live in New Zealand, she lives in Brooklyn. Tao Wells, who is not known internationally, lives in New Zealand. And that’s a curious thing, you know – the point isn’t to critique it or not critique it, but just to observe it.




Link to AnOther, online interview with Chris Kraus, about her book "Social Practice". Featuring an essay on Tao Wells.

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People forget, I'm an American, I've seen it all already. I've just watched US (us) capitalism drip itself into the souls of NZers, like it's done all over the world. I've made my moves of resistance, they are no joke. You can tell the way I'm kept out of the game now. Banned. Artist who bites the hand of the thief is not going to perpetuate the scene that accepts eating shit.
It's a war.
Always has been. Always will be Until it ends. The end and the fight have to exist simultaneously.

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"Two New Zealand artists in the book" - one of us is a capitalist, with enough invested capital to travel, live 'overseas' on some rich persons welfare. The others been there done that, and is now a Democratic Socialist Public Welfare artist free from perpetuating capitalism, just no one admit it.  

observe

No one can aford to admit it. 

Not in the art world

built do suck capitalists snatch dick.