“When I stepped back from the gallery I was in a phase where I thought I wasn't going to be making work for a gallery context for a while. People were like, "You should never leave a gallery if you didn't have somewhere else to go," but I wasn't trying to disrespect the gallerists in that way.” PeopleIfsWayShouldTryingLike YouPhasesSomewhere ElseGalleryDisrespect Author:Kalup Linzy
“I'm actually looking for a gallery, but the thing is some galleries just want to show the video work and some are just interested in the 2-D work. It has to be a gallery where I can do the 2-D collages, the video, and live performance, where it's not this weird conflict, where it can all move forward.” WantI CanShowsMovingCan DoConflictPerformancesVideoMoving ForwardWorking ItGalleryCollagesLive Performance Author:Kalup Linzy
“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 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
