The Art of Politics - New Zealand

May 2010

A floating island made from stainless steel and a 'celestial trumpet' calling to the skies - only one place could provide such an unlikely home for these major sculpture collections - 'The Farm'.

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Dsitributed by Journeyman Pictures

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News & Politics

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• modern
• art
• new
• zealand
• alan
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[ArtAristocracy]

Right Wing Capitalists buy art as objects because they see them selves as objects, soldiers with war trophies, literally stolen. It is about as meaningful as a bunch of toys in a cot. In the end he has to defend his greed and he can't.. uses arts most superficial quality, glamor to try and pull the wool over his nakedness, ugly

[asdfgasdfasdful]

@Hoplite87

Why would I care what the average person in Argentina or anywhere else thinks? Most people in the world thought the Earth was flat a few thousand years ago. Most people thought that kings were divinely appointed by God a few hundred years ago. etc.

The government is not magic. It does not create anything that was not there before. The government is a group of individuals with an ideologically subsidized monopoly on proactive physical coercion in an arbitrary territory. That's it.

[FredericBayer]

What a wanker...privatising national services...who the hell does he think he is?!

[snapperheadable]

I was fortune t enough to work for Allen as his chef, I have nothing but praise for the man,his vision, and his wealth of knowledge , I left his employ with a new found quest for life and search for knowledge and will look back with nothing but respect and gratitude for the view of life he gave me.. THANK-YOU ALLEN and your family.

[inches2669]

we need more of this influence in the world. one of those pieces could have payed for a bomb that would have destroyed the land on which they sit. in contemporary society, however, taht would not be logical. there are far too many priorities- taking care of the indignant, the enviornment, ect. we put our money in the wrong places. imagine what this world would be like if we had this mindset from the begenning

[brettnaseby]

what a shame there are so many perfectly miserable, non achievers who deem it necessary to attack this artwork as per comments below. Have some fun you lot and lighten UP!!!!!

[kittykgirl]

Kiwis = Niggers of the World

Fuck this old rich man!

[loveandanarchy1111]

@asdfgasdfasdful I am sick of people thinking they can just write a fat check then they have the right do what ever THEY want. Not everyone is an artist or knows about it, but a big part of art is inspiring critical thought. We are not free to do as we wish just because we bought a gun or a car, or even a can of spray paint has rules as to how it should be thrown away.... Art has it's own responsibilities...... and in this case I object to the use.

[loveandanarchy1111]

As an artist I find his motives questionable. For me he represents a nightmare art patron. Someone who has no desire to support emerging artists, but sees art as an investment. An artist very rarely has any say as to who purchases there art and what they use it for. He is using others creative voice to make a private museum that in part helps to support his political views, exploitation of others visions for sure.

[MariluLane]

its a shame he doesn't 'feel like' saving someone's life from poverty and starvation instead of buying that big pile of crap.

[LuckyLukeNZ]

Im from NZ and i can tell you now this guy is NOT liberal. The act party (which this guy is a member of) in my country are seen as right wing extremists and are currently in a coalition government with the national party (who are our version of the republicans). He is also known as the prick who sold telecom, our largest and most lucrative company. He attacks proportional government? His party wouldnt even be in if it wasnt for that system! They got less than 4 percent of the national vote...