Tao Wells

He also coined the phrase "Liberated from commercial constraint" to reflect the public funding from Creative New Zealand, he helped the gallery to receive.

[5]"I believe that, the true artists of our times, are the politicians and PR companies and the Lobby groups, that are creating the frames, for how we interpret reality.

[7] As a result of the media coverage, he had his benefit cancelled by Work and Income, with Wells and a welfare advocate questioning the illegality of WINZ's decision, it was reinstated.

[8] American writer Chris Kraus compared the Wells Group project with the concerns of French philosopher Simone Weil and the Italian NO WORK "Movement of 77'.

[10] In 2018, Easier – a 72 glossy retrospective of his work – was published by the Govett-Brewster International Art Gallery featuring an essay on his practice by Chris Kraus.