Francis McWhannell Writer and curator

It’s in the bag

A review of All Your Wants and Needs Fulfilled Forever

Part One

The part for people who have not yet seen All Your Wants and Needs Fulfilled Forever, in which I tell you that it’s worth seeing, without giving away too much of the game.

For the last few days I’ve been going round telling people that they should go see All Your Wants and Needs Fulfilled Forever. (I think I’ve finally internalised that title. I’m quite proud of that.) When they inevitably ask me why, I come a bit unstuck. Because it’s good; because it’s very good. This sort of response is never enough. People want to know what specifically is good about it. They want details. The problem is, I’m opinionated, indiscreet. In short, I spoil. Which means, of course, that I’m no good at reviewing art that depends on an element of surprise. And this play does. After much thought, and quite a few drafts (today is day four trying to write the review), I’ve decided that this is my solution: a clunky two-parter. …

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Francis McWhannell Writer and curator

About

Francis McWhannell (b. 1985, Aotearoa New Zealand) is a writer and curator based in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. He is curator of the Fletcher Trust Collection, a major private collection of Aotearoa art founded in 1962.