Artist Interview—Lauren Halsey: The Roof Garden Commission

 

The Broad : Unprivate collection John Ahearn + Rigoberto Torres + Joe Lewis

 I love art history, especially stories which aren’t as widely known.

Small things can make a era fascinating, I guess what makes the Rigoberto Torres 

casting the community extremely interesting is it broke the mold (bad pun use) of

what creativity should be and how it should interact with the community. 

It’s always refreshing to see someone boldly execute a project and be successful.

It really seems like a beautiful project of inclusion, where kids

who are not normally elevated creatively and celebrated are brought together 

with a lot of respect. I would have really like to have witnessed in real life the process and

interest of the children watching. I love kids.

1980’s New York is one of my favorite art eras. Fashion Moda seemed like an amazing space, I would have loved to visit it when it existed.