Loren Munk: Interview

Loren Munk, East 10th Street, 2005-2006, 48 x 60 inches, oil on linen (courtesy:
Loren Munk, East 10th Street, 2005-2006, 48 x 60 inches, oil on linen (courtesy: Lesley Heller Workspace)

Hrag Vartanian interivews painter Loren Munk about his recent exhibition of paintings Location, Location, Location at Lesley Heller Workspace.

Munk recalls "I realized there was a great big pile of material that could somehow be turned into paintings. I decided to take Ad Reinhardt's quip 'All art comes from art and nothing else' literally. It became apparent that if I could collect enough information and design it’s presentation in the proper way, it could help de-mystify the New York art world."