This interview was originally published in SFAQ issue 11 (November 2012–January 2013). In 1968 Paula Cooper opened the first commercial gallery below Houston Street in …

Elad Lassry, Melocco, 2009. Chromagenic print. 11 x 14 inches. Collection of Viet-Nu Nguyen, Los Angeles. Photo courtesy of David Kordansky Gallery and the Hammer …