The conditions of the art industry in Aotearoa are not optimal, nor will they be any time soon. At every level, artists and arts professionals struggle to secure sufficient funding to get projects off the ground. I recognise that all who work at Creative New Zealand, our national arts development agency, believe in the importance of the arts and feel a personal investment in their flourishing. I appreciate that the funding available for projects is limited and that it is quite impossible for the agency to do everything and to please all parties. However, I also feel that the conditions under which Creative New Zealand employs exhibition attendants for the Aotearoa project at the Biennale Arte within La Biennale di Venezia are unduly poor, particularly from the perspective of remuneration. (Something similar could be said about the Biennale Architettura, but that must remain for another day.) …
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