Country's 'foremost conceptual artist' exhibited alongside Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein in pop art's heyday Pioneering New Zealand artist Billy Apple has died overnight, aged 85. The irreverent Auckland-raised artist, born Barrie Bates, was a major contributor to the pop art and conceptual art movements.
Country's 'foremost conceptual artist' exhibited alongside Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein in pop art's heyday Pioneering New Zealand artist Billy Apple has died overnight, aged 85. The irreverent Auckland-raised artist, born Barrie Bates, was a major contributor to the pop art and conceptual art movements.
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