The Wizard's transition to become a living work of art began to take shape while he was living in Melbourne. Becoming a fully fledged living work of art was edgy and provocative. So what becomes of The Wizard of New Zealand's status as a living work of art? “He is a living work of art - it has become part of him now,’ says Neil Roberts, a former curator at the Robert McDougall Art Gallery. “People passing him in the street won’t say, ‘Oh there’s the living work of art!’“The living work of art doesn’t exist when Jack returns to his ordinary life as he does day-to-day.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 01, 2021 23:15 UTC