What web of connections do new generations of artists trace? Who are their influences? Since 2012 we have explored artistic constellations and lineages by asking each artist to share a significant artistic influence.

“I don’t actually think about influences – there are just so many people, ideas, things, happenings everywhere and all the time—too many to mention. I do think about inspirations, even though there’s too much of those too. I am forever inspired by the wildness, daring, experimentation, perseverance, sophistication, imagination and just plain guts of the workers in this downtown performance community. I am in awe of it and of them. And then there is so much else.”

– Vicky Shick