1 If you weren’t an artist, what else would you be?
A librarian.
2 Name 3 of your least favourite artists.
Dangerous question, it obviously doesn’t mean I have based this on any form of rational thought (though I could argue the point rationally), they are just not to my taste. Gerald Scarfe, Kandinsky & Christo.
3. Anytime, any place – which artist’s body would you most like to inhabit?
Tom Waits
4 What is your favourite ‘ism?
Oodism.
5 What was the most intelligent thing that someone said or wrote about your work?
“Jeff Fisher is a genius.” Carmen Callil. She didn’t actually say it, but she would have.
6. And the dumbest?
I don’t know, I can’t think of anyone ever saying much.
7 Which artists would you most like to rip off, sorry, I mean appropriate as a critique of originality and authorship?
What are you talking about?
8 Do you care what your art costs? State your reasons!
Deeply.
9 What are the three big ideas that you would like your work to express?
Bitterness, joy & secularity.
10 Are you a political artist?
In a subtle sort of way.
11 How do you start the process of making work?
Pull out the choke, pump the accelerator & pray.
12 What next?
Pour petrol into the carburetor.
13 If Moma and the Tate and the Pompidou wanted to acquire one of your works each, which would you want them to have?
Moma, a chair called “George” I designed with Nicholas von der Borch.
Tate, a book cover “Soho Square 3”
Pompidou, a painting with no title that Angus Hyland kindly bought.
14 Complete the following sentence “Blessed art the artists, for they shall……”
not have to catch the train into work every morning.
15 Complete the following sentence “Blessed are the curators, for they shall…”
calmly play with the results of eternal despair.
16 Complete the following sentence “Blessed are the art critics, for they shall….”ever have to come up with sentences.
17. What is your favourite cheese?
24 month matured comté
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18. What’s next for you?
a generous & attractive benefactor.
