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Jon Bywater

Kaituhi Tūtahi | Contributing Writer

Jon Bywater is a Pākehā critic with a particular interest in politics and place. He teaches at Elam, the University of Auckland, and is a member of the collective Local Time. His writing has appeared in journals including Afterall, art-agenda, Artforum, Art New Zealand, Contemporary​​ HUM​​, Frieze and Reading Room, as well as numerous monographs and exhibition catalogues.

Everything By: Jon Bywater

Art01.12.20

A rose, is a flag, is a racist: The trouble with Mercy Pictures’ People of Colour

People of Colour are doing the heavylifting. Now the rest of us need to step up, writes Jon Bywater.

By Jon Bywater
Read Time: 13 mins
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