Spencer Merolla​

What was your relationship to hair before you started creating with it? My parents had a book about strange collections, and I remember seeing a photo in it of a lock of hair that belonged to Henry VIII. That made a strong impression on me — hair as a personal token that survived that many…

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Venison Picks: Best of 2016

Contemporary Art from Saudi Arabia, presents San Francisco’s first exhibition of contemporary art from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This timely, cross-generational survey of artists working at the center of the Islamic world. Featured artists include: Sarah Abu Abdallah, Ahaad Alamoudi, Njoud Alanbari, Ahmad Angawi, Dana Awartani, Ayman Yossri Daydban, Manal Al Dowayan, Abdulnasser Gharem,…

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Eduardo Aispuro

Tell me about your background in music, are you still a musician? What did you play? ​ Yes, but I don’t play with a band anymore. I just haven’t had the time to find one. I started by producing hip hop then I moved to punk rock, basic rock stuff, and then blues and folk. My…

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Zoe Childerley

Residencies in Jamaica & Beyond You live and work in your home country of England, but your art practice has taken you all over the world. Tell me a bit about the different residencies that you’ve visited and what series you made there? ​My first residency was in Jamaica, a real fluke, straight out of…

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How to Give a Shit no 13

Dear Reader, My final edition of “How To Give a Shit” is a meandering farewell letter. It’s been one full year of the column, and a deeply valuable experience for me personally. I write this as I prepare to leave for shows in Europe and, ultimately, for a two-month residency in France with Maja. To be honest,…

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