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Some things you can’t forget, and some things you shouldn’t….

I have a lot of things to remember.  That is why I started making these monuments. I didn’t know that they were monuments when I was started, but, like most artists, I don’t immediately know what the subject of the work is when I am making it.  As I continued to make them, it was clear… (read more)

Because some people really know how to have a good time….

For those of you who missed the conversation that I had with the divine Evan Garza of FIAR at ICA/Boston about my work, the museum has created a new web cast of the lecture.  The Artist’s Voice will be a regular feature of the ICA.  See below: THE ARTIST’S VOICE: STEVE LOCKE WITH EVAN GARZA Thursday, September 19,… (read more)

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)

Francesca in Brazil

It’s been raining for the past three days here in Sào Paulo. I have just finished installing my exhibition at Mendes Wood, a wonderful gallery here in the Jardins area. The show is called companions and it’s my first solo show with the gallery. The work is in a beautiful irregular polygon gallery with one… (read more)