Friday, December 8th, 2006
Artkrush interviewed Marc-Olivier Wahler last month about his recent appointment to Director of the Palais de Tokyo in Paris. The interview is pretty good, as Wahler (whom I never met from Swiss Institute, but saw some of his curated shows) is definitely fighting for very specific concerns, and is especially mindful of younger artists – the ‘MODULES’ concept is particularly exciting – as well as how information is distributed to the public (as in their newly launched quarterly Palais).
And I have to say Wahler’s final comments about mobility in Europe made me – and I’ve already been contemplating this a lot lately – reminisce about my time in London versus my time in NYC which is, as Wahler highlights, difficult at best — there really is a difference of ‘time’ based on one’s locality.
Sunday, July 23rd, 2006
I just sent off my answers for a Q&A requested of me by Karen D’Amico, whom I studied with in London. My answers will be published in Karen’s forthcoming issue #8 of her art zine, Tangent, on the theme of ‘metropolis’.
I didn’t know until I read over on Karen’s blog that this issue will be launched at the upcoming 2006 Publish And Be Damned fair in Shoreditch, East London. That makes me feel kind of warm ‘n’ fuzzy inside.
I’m going to re-post Karen’s questions here. But if you want to know what my responses were, you’ll just have to pick yourself up a copy.
when did you first know you wanted to be an artist?
can you remember your first piece of work?
smartest thing you ever did in terms of your art practice?
worst mistake in terms of your art practice?
best / worst bit about being an artist?
any heroes or villains?
you’ve lived and worked in London and now New York. any major differences in terms of contemporary art practice?
best and worst bits of living in a metropolis?
What shows have you seen recently?
Any words of wisdom for emerging artists?
p.s. – Karen’s zine ROCKS!!!
