interview: 4/4 interviewer: angus ivy, art critic, brussels, belgium interviewee: dike blair, artist, curator, writer, new york, usa
questions:
1.
what do you think about proficiency and what is academically and professionally
proper
The question
seems insinuating but I'm not sure of what. I admire proficiency. I try to
be proper and inspiring when I teach. I respect professionalism. I'm sorry
because I think I've missed the slant of the question.
2. what is your curating
process like?
My curatorial
efforts have been few and the process of each has been different and dependent
on circumstance. In general, I go with attraction and intuition when selecting
artists then allow myself to retro-analyze and rationalize the selection.
3. do you read art magazines?
I
try to read the ones I contribute to and I subscribe to Artforum which I rarely
get through, but like receiving.
4. do bad reviews disappoint
you?
Yes, but
not as much as the more common absence of reviews.
5. do you agree that art is elitist?
Yes and no. Art can be elitist or populist, and quite
a few other things. Good and bad art can be made in many different domains.
6.
who's gonna be big?
Assuming
you mean artists, it will be an artist with a big appetite and the force of
will necessary to find ways to temporarily sate that appetite. questions:
1. personal question: what/who
do you think is creepy?
The question
makes me realize that I find very little creeps me out these days. I don't
know if this is because of age, numbness or acceptance.
2. political question:
are you political?
In
the broad sense, yes. In the specific sense of government, no.
3. music question: what
are you listening to now?
Mark Borthwick/Holland,
Gavin Bryars, George Jones.
4. book question: what
are you reading now?
Big Blondes
by Jean Echenoz, and Deep Design by Libby Lumpkin.
5. movie question: what
was the last movie you saw that you liked?
Being John
Malkovich.
6. educational question:
aren't you glad I didnŐt use any academic gibberish in my questions?
Yes?
Dike Blair photographed by Richard Prince
