“If I have a piece that's solely based on the web and it's going to also exist in a gallery, it needs to exist in a gallery where it doesn't feel redundant.” IfsNeedsFeelsPiecesGalleryRedundant 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
“Sometimes I just cringe. I can feel the emotion, that whole anxiety of being in this new world that I sort of evolved into. I would just do it, put it out there, and go for it.” WorldFeelsI CanSometimesWholeEmotionAnxietyNew WorldJust Do ItCringe Author:Kalup Linzy
“I remember when I first started putting things on the web and people were writing about it. I totally didn't keep up with what was going on because I wanted to present stuff in museums and galleries and have some presence on the web. I feel fortunate to have posted stuff in the beginning.” PeopleFeelsWritingFirstsWantedRememberStuffFortunateMuseumsRemember WhenGallery Author:Kalup Linzy
“I almost feel like if I didn't have the gallery and museum content it would be easy to get lost. People's attention spans are so short; they see something and it trends for a few days and then it goes away and something else comes.” PeopleIfsFeelsWould BeLostEasyAttentionTrendsMuseumsGalleryEasy To GetAttention Span Author:Kalup Linzy
“I feel like my perception has changed a little because when I was posting stuff online it was an extension of my studio and then it started getting some of the attention. Now it's like, "Oh, this is actually a place where you can make money," but I'm not interested in competing in that space. It seems like too much to deal with.” FeelsLittlesSeemsStuffSpaceDealsAttentionToo MuchChangedPerceptionStudiosMaking MoneyOnlineNot InterestedExtensionsCompeting Author:Kalup Linzy
