Nicholas O'Brien on slowing down and nurturing your friendships – The Creative Independent

Artist and curator Nicholas O’Brien discusses the way his creative projects evolve, how research encourages new work, and why it's important to nurture supportive friendships.

On slowing down and nurturing your friendships Prelude Photo: Carly Gaebe " href="https://tci-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/nicholas-obrien-PASSPORT.jpg"> Nicholas O’Brien Visual Artist, Curator, Writer Nicholas O’Brien is a net-based artist, curator, and writer researching games, digital art, and network culture. His work has been exhibited in Mexico City, Berlin, London, Dublin, Italy, Prague, as well as throughout the US. As a past recipient of a Turbulence.org Commission funded by the NEA, his work has also appeared or been featured in ARTINFO, The Brooklyn Rail, DIS magazine, Frieze d/e

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