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5 unusual facts about Billy Apple


Billy Apple

Produced by Spacific Films and directed by award winning filmmaker, Leanne Pooley, the documentary tells the story of Billy Apple's life from his POP period through his involvement with the conceptual art movement in New York during the 1970s to his current "horticultural/art" Apple endeavors.

The exhibition Art for Sale at Peter Webb gallery in 1980 was made up of a series of art works that were actual receipts for the payment given to the artist.

During its four years Apple produced 35 works in the venue and hosted work by other artists including Geoff Hendricks, Mac Adams, Davi Det Hompson, Larry Miller and Jerry Vis.

Leanne Pooley

A profile of the artist known as Billy Apple who was at the forefront of both the POP and Conceptual art movements and who alongside the likes of Andy Warhol helped to redefine the meaning of the word artist.

Nicolaus Schafhausen

He curated several one-person exhibitions, including Kai Althoff, Gerard Byrne, Olafur Eliasson, Brian Jungen, Isa Genzken, Liam Gillick, Billy Apple, Mathias Poledna, Stephen Prina and Cerith Wyn Evans.



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