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Martin Patrick

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Martin Patrick is an art critic. His book "Across the Art/Life Divide: Performance, Subjectivity, and Social Practice in Contemporary Art" was published in 2017. He is a Senior Lecturer at the Whiti o Rehua School of Art at Massey University in Wellington.

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‘My life is one big experiment’: Laurie Anderson on the power of art and terriers

Laurie Anderson on the power of art, the complexity of language, Buddhism and Burroughs, and their shared love of terriers.

By Martin Patrick | 25th January, 2020

Split Level View Finder: Theo Schoon and New Zealand Art, City Gallery Wellington, 2019. Installation view. Photo: Shaun Waugh.

The past is a fucked up place: Theo Schoon, reviewed and reconsidered

Split Level View Finder: Theo Schoon and New Zealand Art is the exhibition that sparked a major protest. Schoon is a divisive historical figure – but is his art any good?

By Martin Patrick | 24th August, 2019