Two minutes is a long time

I met with Justin Vivian Bond on a sunny and warm Monday in the East Village. As I was lead into v’s apartment I couldn’t help but feel like this place was a reflection of v’s being. The walls are adorned with works that v has created through the years as well as works by other artists, in the living room stands an upright piano with records and song books all around. Justin offers me some water and we sit down next to v’s 17-year-old cat Pearl. We begin discussing conversations between people and Justin tells me a story about one of v’s friends who v had to tell to stop talking, because “a conversation involves more than one person, and right now you’re not having one.”

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Justin Vivian Bond, My Model MySelf: Look I'll Even Wear These Old Laurel Leaves, 2013. Image courtesy of VITRINE, London 

Justin Vivian Bond, My Model MySelf: Look I'll Even Wear These Old Laurel Leaves, 2013. Image courtesy of VITRINE, London 

Jon Chapline visited by Nick Naber

I met Jon a few years back, when I was a graduate student at Pratt. He came to do a studio visit with me for his blog ffffffwalls. I have admired his paintings ever since. Jon and I met at his Bushwick studio on a cold snowy Sunday night. As I was led up the stairs of this warehouse building I couldn’t help but notice the fluorescent glow of the lights that in some ways harken to Jon’s paintings. We had a long and varied conversation about his process and how he divides his time between two-day jobs and his studio practice.

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