Frank Prattle with Zefrey Throwell

Natalie Jeremijenko (artist)

Natalie Jeremijenko (artist) and… you guessed it!

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Natalie Jeremijenko was in town showcasing her amazing projects at the San Francisco World’s Fair, called Onetrees and the Environmental Health Clinic. In addition to being one of the smartest and most cuttingly clear and original thinkers in the art world today, Natalie is also quite a conversationalist. We covered everything from cement factory pollution, to tree clones, violence in Australia , the inner political workings of the Bush administration, and my personal favorite, the tadpole.

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Rebecca Miller (curator and artist)

Rebecca Miller, long time Dogpatch resident and local gallerist (Black Bird Space) swung by the festivities and had a second for an impromptu interview. We chatted about the familial origins of Black Bird, what it means to “sell out”, Myspace Suicide, how a show changes when you move it from Miami to SF, and the Rebecca’s true stance on the internet.

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Daniel Cheek (artist)

Daniel Cheek dropped by Sundance Coffee (HQ of NPR at the San Francisco World’s Fair) for a quick interview about his latest work which was included in the SFWF.  Tremendous photographs that ride the line between beautiful and chilling, they leave you with a true sense of the sinister in the mundane.  We talked about the MC5, the nature of photography, the absence of perfect places in the world, and the lightest 8×10 camera ever made.

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Joseph Del Pesco (artist/curator) and Renny Pritikin (curator/director)

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I met with Renny Pritikin (the director and curator of the Nelson Gallery at UC Davis) at Joseph Del Pesco’s house (of the Collective Foundation) on a rainy Saturday morning.  Oh… ’twere all interviews this lovely! Warm coffee cake, tea, and a smokin’ hot conversation. Renny and Joseph have known each other for quite awhile and the interplay in their dialogue was something to marvel at. Topics ranged from their most recent projects (Joseph at YBCA and Renny’s new show called Temp Work), to how to engage the community, self-publishing, Harry Houdini, the mystery of “Amy”, and a special treat at the end, Renny shares one of his poems. This interview was electric, a must listen!

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HERE