So you might have guessed that I was on vacation last couple of weeks and caught up on my reading. As an artist the best thing I read that two weeks was the interview of these two painters talking about painting. No art history or polemics - just the standard studio type questions friend might talk about. Did you know that Marden really likes and paints to Jay-Z? I never would have guessed. The interview is just low key and really just two guys talking about painting - not about the idea of painting, but about light, oily spots to fix, music and studios.

It's a great read.

Labels: Artforum, Brice Marden, Chris Ofili, Painting