“I like signs for their inherent utility, that they convey information and direction,” the artist said. But the antiquated aesthetic of sign painting has a particular artistic allure for him: "Richard Serra said that art can have no utility," he said. Then he thought about it. "Part of me wants to disagree with that. Why can't it? Even if it's just giving strength and insight and hope to people."
Bio: Benjamin Gottlieb is a writer, editor, and radio producer in New York.
