In an art fair, like the Armory, art practitioners must market themselves within an informal network of perverse rituals, what are the rituals of allegiance to art you have to perform ( i.e., unconfortable handshakes…) ?
I don’t have any rituals. I try to shuffle the game plan as often as possible.
Artists like pop stars, galeries openings like red carpets events, what happened to the art world, why has it become so popular, so hip ?
Because Art has outgrown the discreet inner sanctum of old world convention and hovers in the mid section of popular culture.
Can mainstream people identify with art scenesters the same way they do with singers, or actors ?
Yes, or at least to the extent a normal person identifies with a singer or actor.
Why do we need Art in our lives ? Is Art an alternative religion ?
We need Art to tell the stories that should never be forgotten.
Why do you think Art is so undemocratic, and why do art citizens keep their world so secretive ?
Because it is elitist not unlike many societies where the few have charge of the many.
How come a gallery is so austere, the critic’s language so intimidating, an evening auction so snobish, for a world supposedly full of unconvential and anarchic people, the artists themselves ?
Same answer as above.
The art chart / What’s your top 5 artists ?
Impossible ! The list changes all the time.
Out of the tents / Where do you have dinner ?
Bar Pitti or Spotted Pig.
A drink ?
Angel Share.
Where do you party ?
At my apartment.
Five things you love about Art
– Traveling for the sake of Art.
– Goose-Bump inducing Museum Exhibitions.
– Seeing a young artist triumph.
– Endless trail of Art Books.
– The magic of the Art itself.
What’s the Art world’s worst secret ?
I would not know since it is a secret.
What’s your favourite piece of clothing for an Art event ?
High waisted Chanel Man pants cut at the calf.
What’s the art world coming to ?
Correcting itself after years of over indulgence.
À BIENTÔT.
