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At the opening of “Storm Thorgerson—Computers Have a Lot to Answer For”, now on display through November 2 at Wicker Park gallery Public Works, the titular artist auctioned off a print of one of his famous album covers; the auction was unusual in that it was a trivia auction. The question: What is the lowest three-digit prime number wherein each digit is a prime number, the sum of which equals a prime number? After a few wrong guesses, someone finally answered correctly (223).
I met with Thorgerson the day after his opening to chat with him on his life and work. I found that he was a man who is careful and specific with what he says, irritated when he’s misrepresented, and fascinated with illusion and mystery. The following is the first part of our conversation as it took place on that warm Saturday afternoon. The second part will appear here tomorrow morning. (And for a summary of his work and information about the exhibit, check out my Three Beats item from a couple weeks back.)
