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If you could hire anyone throughout art history as your studio assistant who would it be? Scott Reeder: Joseph Albers—it seems like he would be really organized and have really clean brushes, plus he seems to be pretty good with color. Warhol would also be a nice assistant because he would be good at attracting […]

Skye Thorstenson: In regards to the grotesque, I’m not sure how to talk about that. I don’t actively seek out taboo topics or try to solidify the grotesque. Normally what I plan to do is a bland reiteration of something—a memory, a scene from a TV show, or film that sticks with me. I think […]

The China-Australia exchange exhibition Process-Journey opened in October at Red Gate Gallery and at the Australian Embassy in Beijing. Process-Journey commemorates the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Australia. Eight Chinese and Australian artists explored and interrogated concepts of cross-cultural exchange.   Jayne Dyer on Process-Journey  Jayne Dyer, A Reading, […]

NY Arts: How did Esopus start, and how has it grown since? Tod Lippy: I started Esopus—named after a creek that runs through the Catskills—in 2003. The essential idea was to create a magazine with no "commercial interference": no ads, publicity, or calendar-driven material, and for which I would never rely on handlers (publicists, gallerists, […]

Hanne Mugaas: How did Willy Wonka Inc. start and develop? Willy Wonka Inc.: In 2005, we curated the exhibition With Us Against Reality or Against Us! (the title referring to Bush`s With Us or Against Us politics). A lot of people came to see the show—the opening was literally a riot. Our goal was to […]

If you put Fred Sandback, Modrian, Rites of Spring, Woody Guthrie, Born Against, the ladies of Gee’s Bend, Sol Lewitt, Noam Chomsky, Bruce Springsteen, Neil Blender, Henry Darger, Raymond Pettibon, Lightning Bolt, Joni Mitchell, Edward Abbey, Evergreen, The Hated, anything Dan Higgs has done, Public Enemy, James Turrell, Hokusai, The Damned, Animal Collective, Leonard Cohen, […]