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On a trip to the US with a uni mate when he was about 22, New York blew Mark Alsweiler’s small-town New Zealand mind. While he was there, he bought a book called Beautiful Losers that featured artists including Barry McGee, Margaret Kilgallen, Chris Johanson, Clare Rojas and Geoff McFetridge, and the art they were making opened up a creative pathway that still has a big influence on his work today.

So, Mark,

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