On the occassion of her exhibtion at Petzel, artist Nicola Tyson joins The Brooklyn Rail Editor-at-Large Jason Rosenfeld for a conversation. Nicola Tyson (b. 1960) is a British artist living and working in New York. Primarily known as painter, Tyson has also worked in sculpture, photography, performance and the written word, in addition to running Trial BALLOON, an NYC project space in the early 90s. Dead Letter Men, her collection of satirical letters, was published in 2011 and her unique archive of color photos documenting the London club scene of the late 70s has been the subject of shows in both London and New York. Her work features in museum collections including MoMA, SFMOMA, the Tate Modern. She is represented by Petzel, New York and Sadie Coles HQ, London.