In 2009 Helen and Newton Harrison invited me to their home studio in Santa Cruz, California in response to a cold email inviting them to be founding members of a new organization I was starting. Unlike many artists of their stature, The Harrisons (as they are often called) were surprisingly accessible. Their address, phone number, and email were on their website and despite employing numerous assistants at any one time, they typically responded to emails and phone calls personally and promptly.
They graciously hosted me in their living room, and over coffee, I detailed what I was up to and why. Newton quizzed me on my background: wanting to know where I was from, what my parents did, what schools I went to, and what I was reading. It was a sort of job interview. If we were going to work together, they wanted to know what I was made...