“It's interesting how as an artist you keep evolving, but if you can get into the contemporary art space, if the works are in institutions and museums, they keep living on and on and on, even if you move to a different space, that work is still operating.” IfsArtStillsDifferentMovingArtistSpaceInterestingInstitutionsContemporaryEvolveMuseumsLiving OnContemporary Art Author:Kalup Linzy
“I was trying to release emotions, exercise emotions, and then I entered the art world. Even after grad school, some of [the earlier works] were still lingering in my head. I realized there were some pieces where I felt that I had to respond to the criticism.” WorldTryingArtStillsSchoolFeltEmotionPiecesExerciseCriticismI RealizedReleaseArt WorldLingeringGradGrad School Author:Kalup Linzy
“If I want to do something in the TV industry, I should be allowed to explore that, but not in a way where it has to cancel out or ruin my visual art career.” IfsWayWantShouldArtCareersTvsIndustryRuinsVisualsVisual Art Author:Kalup Linzy
“I have the dream to continue being in an art context, but also be able to continue doing stuff in television on the web.” ArtDreamAbleStuffTelevision Author:Kalup Linzy
“I cast people from right around me. I was at my alma mater. It's special to have most of the graduate students in it [and] one professor, because I feel like in terms of this school, I was one of the few students lucky enough to break into the art industry or the contemporary art world.” PeopleWorldFeelsArtEnoughSchoolTermBreakSpecialStudentsIndustryLuckyCastsContemporaryProfessorsGraduatesArt WorldContemporary ArtGraduate StudentsAlma Mater Author:Kalup Linzy
“Even though the art world goes through trends, you do know that it'll come up again.” KnowsWorldArtCome UpTrendsArt World Author:Kalup Linzy
“I realized [using my own voice] is what creates the performance in the performance art and that's what helps creates the distance for the viewers, like the distance that I get when I step back.” ArtHelpingVoiceMy OwnStepsPerformancesDistanceI RealizedViewersPerformance Art Author:Kalup Linzy
