| a) Documentaries on John's work. b) Info re Radford vs Hallensteins copyright dispute |
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a) DOCUMENTARIES In The Night Kitchen DVD 21 minutes length, winner of the Best Short Documentary prize in the New Zealand Documentary Awards 2007.Directed by Simon Burgin. Showing the Cuba Mall Bucket Fountain Transplasticism in Wellington's International Festival of the Arts, the documentary includes the theories, motivations, public interaction and time lapse footage of this massive transitory installation. Produced by Nectar Films Wellington NZ. Contact Parsons Bookshop Auckland to purchase. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Transplastic Projects DVD 21 minutes length - shows the initial epic series of Transplasticisms that occurred in Auckland 2003 - 2004. These large temporary public urban interventions involved 8 cars, a bus and a three storey building being covered in a skin of malleable clay which was then allowed to dry crack and disintegrate. The footage shows the works being created and installed, public interaction and conceptual details. Edited by Roger Yeaxlee at Post Eclipse post production Auckland NZ. available through This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it The Big Picture ... ... by Hamish Keith is a major documentary series on New Zealand Art. It features the TIP sculptures contextualized within New Zealand contemporary art history. The Big Picture series is available in DVD form from Unity Books This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
b) RADFORD VERSUS HALLENSTEINS COPYRIGHT DISPUTE
Currently I am involved in legal action against Hallensteins Clothing for their unpermitted production and sale of t shirts featuring low grade images of the TIP sculptures that I designed, built, installed and still own the copyright of.
A great many of the t-shirts featuring the TIP works were made in China by Hallensteins and sold in their stores nationwide from late 2004 to early 2005. They have repetitively refused to elaborate on how many of the t shirts were made, sold, and how many remain. I find their actions deplorable and will fight this case right to the end in the belief that whatever the outcome it's important for art practitioners to stand up against such blatant and careless commercial exploitation of their work. For further information there are several links to detailed media Items below. This is the international test case for such legal action, please read further and feel free contact me with any questions. Fair Go March 2008 In depth TV piece looking at this case of clothing company giant versus the artist. http://tvnz.co.nz/fair-go/mar-19-copy-right-no-entry-chips-kumara-update-1648683 Fair Go April 2008 follow up TV piece. http://tvnz.co.nz/fair-go/apr-2-getting-clamp-hallensteins-1680720 New Zealand Listener article by Peter Calder 2006 http://www.listener.co.nz/issue/3440/artsbooks/5858/stealing_beauty.html Close Up TVNZ June 2005 ( plays as an m peg video on your screen ) Good overall background on the case pre any court action. http://tvnz.co.nz/view/tvone_story_skin/590775 New Zealand Herald. 2005. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10329965
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