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Archive for May 2013

My “Truth or Dare” interview at Artcore

The nice folks over at Artcore interviewed me in my studio a few weeks ago. Greg Eltringham and I ate some ice cream, listened to AIR and talked about stuff. http://artcorejournal.net/2013/05/06/truth-or-dare-with-steve-locke/ This is a picture of Greg at the Rox Diner in West Roxbury. He’s a badass. And he makes some terrific paintings, too. Enjoy!… (read more)

A Review of Sebastian Smee’s Foster Prize Review in the Boston Globe

I just finished reading Sebastian Smee’s review of the current Foster Prize show at ICA. I usually love reading him, and I usually agree with him, but this review really didn’t sit right with me. Because of the discomfort, I started to write. Increasingly, I think its vitally important for artists to actually talk and… (read more)