Documentary follows the life of NZ's own 'living work of art'
The story of a man who became a 'living work of art', Being Billy Apple tracks the artist's life from boyhood to brand. Born Barry Bates, he rebranded himself in 1962 and moved to New York in the mid-60s where he took part in a ground-breaking Pop Art exhibition which featured Roy Lichenstein and Andy Warhol. Opinions on this NZ-born maverick are varied - is he a genius or con? Make up your own mind when the documentary, produced and directed by Leanne Pooley, screens on TVOne, 9.45pm Saturday, 22 December.
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