{"id":15206,"date":"2025-01-16T11:26:46","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T16:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/?p=15206"},"modified":"2025-01-16T11:26:46","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T16:26:46","slug":"benjamin-bertocci-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/benjamin-bertocci-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Benjamin Bertocci"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2886\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-15206-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2025\/BenjaminBertocci.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2025\/BenjaminBertocci.mp3\">https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2025\/BenjaminBertocci.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/interviews-by-brainard-carey\/id1468502583?mt=2&amp;ls=1\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5ZxsN79E1W6VJOjQF9GNuZ\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/Interviews-by-Brainard-Carey-p1236598\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.podcastmirror.com\/interviews-by-brainard\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/xSQrKY\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here to  join mailing list\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click here to  join mailing list<\/a><\/p><p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15226 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2173.jpeg?resize=162%2C224&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"162\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2173.jpeg?resize=741%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 741w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2173.jpeg?resize=217%2C300&amp;ssl=1 217w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2173.jpeg?resize=768%2C1061&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2173.jpeg?resize=1111%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1111w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2173.jpeg?resize=696%2C962&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2173.jpeg?resize=1068%2C1476&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2173.jpeg?w=1264&amp;ssl=1 1264w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 162px) 100vw, 162px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.benbertocci.net\/\">Benjamin Bertocc<\/a>i has been living and working in N.Y.C. since 2005. He was raised in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, attended Bard College at Simon\u2019s Rock, UMASS Amherst, and Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville.<\/p>\n<p>He now works out of his studio in Long Island City Queens, and lives with his small family in nearby Astoria.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15227\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15227\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15227 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_0530.jpeg?resize=696%2C564&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_0530-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C830&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_0530-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C243&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_0530-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C622&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_0530-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1245&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_0530-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1660&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_0530-scaled.jpeg?resize=696%2C564&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_0530-scaled.jpeg?resize=1068%2C865&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_0530-scaled.jpeg?resize=1920%2C1556&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_0530-scaled.jpeg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15227\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Philosopher VII; Abomination Parent Transfixed Between Planes, Frozen, Destroyed (Fiscally Appreciative Parasitoid) 14\u201dx11\u201d Oil on Panel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15228\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15228\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15228 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_0538.jpeg?resize=696%2C575&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_0538-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C846&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_0538-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C248&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_0538-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C635&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_0538-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1270&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_0538-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1693&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_0538-scaled.jpeg?resize=696%2C575&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_0538-scaled.jpeg?resize=1068%2C883&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_0538-scaled.jpeg?resize=1920%2C1587&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_0538-scaled.jpeg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15228\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Last Beasts in the Sky Still Need to Play, Oil on Panel, 16\u201dx20\u201d.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15229\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15229\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15229 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_0528.jpeg?resize=696%2C664&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_0528-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C977&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_0528-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C286&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_0528-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C733&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_0528-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1466&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_0528-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1955&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_0528-scaled.jpeg?resize=696%2C664&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_0528-scaled.jpeg?resize=1068%2C1019&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_0528-scaled.jpeg?resize=1920%2C1833&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_0528-scaled.jpeg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15229\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Promession III, oil on plastic entombed canvas 12\u201d x 12\u201d 2022.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2025\/BenjaminBertocci.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | RSS | Click here to join mailing listBenjamin Bertocci has been living and working in N.Y.C. since 2005. 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