My girlfriend would freak out at this item about artists living and scrounging in NYC. "This isn't how you expect us to live, is it?!", she would ask. To which I would respond, "Hey! I only commute 20 minutes to the studio from our apartment."
Fortunately we live in a slightly more affordable city. Smaller city too.
In related news there is a BOMB interview with Peter Saul, who discusses the same thing; living in a one bedroom and commuting to the studio, sorting his own slides, stretching his own canvases. Except Mr. Saul is in his 70's I think. I am not making any great claims for his work, by the way, though I do enjoy a good joke.
Jed Perl discusses some people that, if you are familiar with Mr. Perl, you know he will hate and who's motivations he will lambaste.
And finally, I got a nice handwritten letter from the Bowery Gallery about why I couldn't be considered for their summertime show. There was a size restriction that I, and apparently a lot of other people, missed. Unusual gesture I thought, but kind.
Fortunately we live in a slightly more affordable city. Smaller city too.
In related news there is a BOMB interview with Peter Saul, who discusses the same thing; living in a one bedroom and commuting to the studio, sorting his own slides, stretching his own canvases. Except Mr. Saul is in his 70's I think. I am not making any great claims for his work, by the way, though I do enjoy a good joke.
Jed Perl discusses some people that, if you are familiar with Mr. Perl, you know he will hate and who's motivations he will lambaste.
And finally, I got a nice handwritten letter from the Bowery Gallery about why I couldn't be considered for their summertime show. There was a size restriction that I, and apparently a lot of other people, missed. Unusual gesture I thought, but kind.
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