“What really made me a performance artist was that I was able to step back and assess. I've always had [that ability], but it was coming to an understanding.” MadeAbleArtistUnderstandingAbilityStepsPerformances 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
“I guess I cringe, because sometimes I don't even watch my live performances back. When I edit, it's this feeling of seeing my mistakes. It's always a mixture of loving characters, but being the artist that created it and not trying to go too deep in criticizing myself.” TryingSometimesCharacterFeelingsArtistMistakeWatchesSeeingPerformancesCriticizeMixturesEditsBack WhenMy MistakesCringeToo DeepLive Performance 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
