Category Archives: Interviews and Conversations

The Fiercest Intellectuals: A Digital Roundtable on Finding Common Ground Between Art, Authenticity and Religion

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A conversation with Zach Kleyn, Corrie Siegel, Amanda Leigh Evans, Gregory Michael Hernandez, and Geoff Tuck. Geoff Tuck: I remember our conversation Zach, and I appreciated then that you sparked off a fascinating hour. On the subject of religion and … Continue reading →

Published on May 8, 2013 by Geoff Tuck in Additional writing by, Interviews and Conversations. 3 Comments

Justin John Greene – open studio conversation

Justin John Greene, Cheaters, 2013

I saw Justin John Greene’s paintings in an open studio event at the Central and 15th Street studios on April 21st. I was struck by their naturalness, by what seemed to me a skilfull but not a fussy way of rendering figures. … Continue reading →

Published on April 27, 2013 by Geoff Tuck in Interviews and Conversations, Reviews. 1 Comment

Brad Eberhard – History, process and metaphor in (dis/solve) at Tom Solomon

Brad Eberhard Ascension, 2013 Oil on Masonite 48 x 36 inches Courtesy of the artist and Tom Solomon Gallery, Los Angeles

Geoff Tuck: When I visited Brad Eberhard’s exhibition, (dis/solve), at Tom Solomon Gallery, I was confused by his paintings. Eberhard is a careful, even meticulous artist, he builds up thin layers of paint and he works these by scraping, rubbing and … Continue reading →

Published on April 4, 2013 by Geoff Tuck in Interviews and Conversations, Reviews. 1 Comment

York Chang “The Winners” at Greene Exhibitions

York Chang Este papel es un campo de batalla (after David Lamelas), 2011 Archival Inkjet print, walnut frame 20 x 13.25 inches Edition of 3 Image is courtesy of the artist and Greene Exhibitions

Dear York, Congratulations on your show at Rob’s (Greene Exhibitions). I visited Tuesday with Olga and with a mutual friend, David Bell. I recognize some elements of the show, in fact I believe we talked about this incident of capture … Continue reading →

Published on March 21, 2013 by Geoff Tuck in Interviews and Conversations, Reviews. Leave a comment

My lab-rat self did things that surprised me, and other observations of silence

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  Mon, Feb 18, 2013 I am happy that you have all decided to come to our silent night this Sunday on the 24th of February. Cocktail hour begins at 7:30pm, followed by a simple dinner around 8:30 and performance and … Continue reading →

Published on March 11, 2013 by Geoff Tuck in Additional writing by, Fiction, Interviews and Conversations, Miscellaneous, Wanderings. Leave a comment

Confusing, wrong, and sometimes okay – art without purity, but with ethics: Olga Koumoundouros and Geoff Tuck

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January 25, 2013 Dear Olga, Thanks for meeting with me on Tuesday, I’ve been curious about your Notorious Possession project, and our conversation has been helpful. I left your studio with questions about appropriation and ownership in my mind, and … Continue reading →

Published on February 18, 2013 by Geoff Tuck in Interviews and Conversations. Leave a comment

The reticence of the artist / the anticipation of the questioner. Mario Correa and Geoff Tuck

Mario Correa, Needle Threading, 2008, oil on canvas, 60 x 54 inches Image courtesy the artist and Redling Fine Art

November 29, 2012 Hey Geoff. Good to see you at LACMA last night. I wanted to let you know that I’ve got a show up at Redling Fine Art through Dec. 22. It’s so good to see Notes on Looking … Continue reading →

Published on February 6, 2013 by Geoff Tuck in Interviews and Conversations. Leave a comment

Rebecca Ripple on ‘Licking Yellow Fog’ and other things

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Geoff Tuck: Rebecca! Such a coincidence you email me tonight. I’ve been working on a message to you today, and I just shut down my pc with it in draft. What the heck – I’ll begin again here and now: … Continue reading →

Published on February 5, 2013 by Geoff Tuck in Interviews and Conversations. Leave a comment

Talking about ‘Desire Armed’ – a correspondence with Aaron Sandnes

Aaron Sandnes Invert Forever Courtesy of the artist and LA>

Geoff Tuck to Aaron Sandnes: Nov 20, 2012 at 2:15 PM Hi Aaron, I hope my questions to you are okay? I get nervous. I am very interested in learning about your work and about this project. I don’t mean … Continue reading →

Published on January 4, 2013 by Geoff Tuck in Interviews and Conversations. Leave a comment

Eduardo Consuegra: A conversation with the artist about his work

Installation view of Eduardo Consuegra, Re-Present, Richard Telles Fine Art Image by Fredrik Nilsen, courtesy of Richard Telles Fine Art

Geoff Tuck to Eduardo Consuegra: I visited your show at Richard Telles Fine Art this week. Sorry we couldn’t meet up – this week and next are pretty packed for me. I really like the matte-board pieces in the Martel … Continue reading →

Published on November 23, 2012 by Geoff Tuck in Interviews and Conversations. Leave a comment