Fred Hoffman has worked with so many artists from the past century it is a bit daunting to even try and find the right starting line. Working with cultural titans such as Jean-Michel Basquiat, Dennis Hopper, Richard Serra, and Chris Burden, Fred has both an eye for great art and an affinity for finding the pulse of a contemporary art movement. From his accounts of conversations with Basquiat, to crafting submarines with Burden, to blowing up Dennis Hopper (unharmed – so to speak) it was all met with the same humility. Fred is a man who has been in many rooms with many of the artists who have defined 20th century American art history. Spend an afternoon with Fred and you realize you could possibly receive more of an education than you might in an entire semester’s worth of exams. Not only does Fred love the work, but he understands it’s part of the greater history of art and the world. When one has touched as many circles as Fred has, sat with creators, and storied the past, they become an artist in their own right. Sitting in Fred’s living room, glancing over the stacked paintings that line the walls of his house, it becomes evident that Fred’s love of art is unending.