JOSEPH RAVENS TPT: How has being an artists influenced your curatorial work and being a curator influenced your artwork? JR: As an artists who has participated in many festivals and exhibitions, I’ve seen a lot of work. I’ve seen it from the inside. So I’m familiar with many styles and aesthetics [...]
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Rough Trade II Interviews: Joseph Ravens | Sandrine Schaefer
December 26th, 2012
Rough Trade II Interviews: Daniel S. DeLuca | Claire Ashley
December 9th, 2012
CLAIRE ASHLEY Claire Ashley 2012 from The Present Tense on Vimeo. TPT: Did your piece for Rough Trade II have a title? CA: The sculpture is called “Ruddy Udder” for the performance piece “Ruddy Udder Dance.” TPT: How did you decide on the form of the inflatable? What about color? CA: I made it originally [...]
Rough Trade II Interviews: Marilyn Arsem | Meredith and Anna
November 18th, 2012
MARILYN ARSEM Marilyn Arsem “still.missing” 2012 from The Present Tense on Vimeo. TPT: How did you find performance art? How did performance art find you? MA: I think it found me… I remember being completely taken by written accounts of Happenings when I was in high school, and as a result we created our own, [...]
Rough Trade II Interviews: Mothergirl | Jeff Huckleberry
November 5th, 2012
MOTHERGIRL Mothergirl “What You Look Like, Too” 2012 from The Present Tense on Vimeo. TPT: How did you find performance art? How did performance art find you? M: We are both studied theatre in school, but when we started working as Mothergirl, our ideas started moving farther and farther away from the definition of traditional [...]
Rough Trade II Interviews: Philip Fryer | Elena Katsulis & Erin Peisert
October 22nd, 2012
ERIN PEISERT & ELENA KATSULIS Elena Katsulis and Erin Peisert 2012 from The Present Tense on Vimeo. TPT: How did you meet? How long have you been making work together? E&E: We were once co-workers. We bonded over a mutual love for performance and decided that we should collaborate. We’ve been working together [...]
Rough Trade II Interviews: Sandy Huckleberry | Adam Rose
October 8th, 2012
The Present Tense is pleased to begin our series of extended interviews with artists who participated in our recent exchange between Boston and Chicago, ROUGH TRADE II! To start us off, Sandy Huckleberry (Boston) and Adam Rose (Chicago) share their thoughts. Enjoy! SANDY HUCKLEBERRY Sandy Huckleberry “Fishing” 2012 from The Present Tense [...]
“Go with your gut…every single time.” an interview with EJ Hill
July 12th, 2012
Back in October, I had the pleasure of meeting and seeing the work of LA based artist EJ Hill. We both were representing Defibrillator Gallery at the MDW Art Fair in Chicago. In the midst of the bustle of the art fair, EJ stood as still as possible for 3 hours. I instantly fell in [...]
