everyday affective life to themes or artistic techniques from the past without it being such a big deal. I put this show together looking for new ways of thinking about borrowings and primitivisms in visual art — linking the new mentalities to the revolutionary romanticism of mainstream rock culture. The artists in the show were Roe Ethridge, Monica Majoli, Uwe Henneken, Ricky Swallow, Olaf Breuning and Lucy McKenzie.

SL: It seems as if it is becoming more and more common for artists to wear multiple hats within the art world, simultaneously playing the roles of artist, curator, editor, critic, etc. What do you make of this?

TR: The only way I can believe in my so-called curating is if I keep a familiar hat on. Putting together "Tell Tchaikovsky the News" was very much like making my own show, only with other people's work. I have to get in contact with the part of me that would have produced the piece and only then do I know how to exhibit it. Presenting and combining things I've seen to find out how and what they can mean today... This is what I do full time.

SL: What's next for you?

TR: A book on death.