Art is not situated in between; it is the umbrella that hovers over everything and includes everything. This inclusiveness makes art a meta-discipline, with science as one of its many subcategories. The obvious question then is, why can’t art-thinking be integrated into other ways of thinking?

“A lot of artists feel uncomfortable with their work being shown in this context. But, I mean, it is necessary in terms of income, and also to figure out what people are doing and what artists are working on in the art world.” —Kalup Linzy in the New York Close Up film Kalup Linzy Makes His Way Through the Art World

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With art schools' integration into the university system, artists are required to present their work as written ‘exegesis’. Here, Danny Butt traces exegesis back to its origins as a form of knowledge production and considers its limiting effect on art’s own power of revelation  

Social practice artists blur the lines among object making, performance and activism, creating participatory work that often flourishes beyond galleries and museums.

When we assess your application, we will look at whether the results of your proposed activity would match up with the outcomes (long-term goals) that Creative New Zealand is seeking. Outcome 1 - New Zealanders participate in the arts By “participate”, we mean the direct involvement of individuals, groups and/or communities in making or presenting art. This includes opportunities to: celebrate, practise and transmit their diverse artistic traditions and cultural heritage develop links between communities that improve cross-cultural understanding. Outcome 2 - High quality New Zealand art is developed Creative New Zealand seeks to ensure that artists, arts practitioners and arts organisations have the opportunity to fulfil their potential by: continually developing their artforms, the quality of their work, and their artistic skills and capabilities, and having opportunities to experiment, be innovative, and take risks. Outcome 3 - New Zealanders experience high-quality arts Audiences are vital to a vibrant arts sector. Creative New Zealand aims to broaden the opportunities for all New Zealanders to experience the arts, providing them with access to a diverse range of artistic experiences. Outcome 4 - New Zealand arts gain international success International interventions connect high-quality artists with global markets and audiences through presentation, touring, relationship building and collaborative projects, including cultural and artistic exchange. http://www.creativenz.govt.nz/en/getting-funded/results-we-are-looking-for

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"As we traveled down this road toward the abolition of the universal idea of good and bad form, this new attitude toward things infected my surroundings, as if I were inside a zone where all things could be the result of a higher formal awareness: the roads, the chewing gum on the sidewalk, the yellow light over the city on our way home from the kindergarten. Or it could not be; it didn’t matter anymore. Everything became art, and in the same moment, nothing."