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Tuesday, April 12, 2005

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Howdy!

Sounds reasonable, but are there any Artist interviews on the internet that you do like? Or are all of them "run of the mill?"

I'm sure that I've read some very interesting interviews but I can't recall them right now. My general impression of interviews (ones I've read and ones where I've been the interviewee) is that they are all the same. Granted, this isn't really a supportable position, but that's my sense.

I find all artist interviews informative at some level, even if they aren't wildly interesting. Since I don't have a subscription base to appeal to (for financial reasons) or an editor looking over my shoulder, I want to take risks in terms of interviews and see if we can't find some way to be more interesting. My angle is to put the power in the hands of the artists and let them ask the questions they really want to ask. It may bomb... but it might not.

In terms of art blogs, I really enjoyed the series of interviews Anna Conti did a while ago at http://www.bigcrow.com/anna/journal/home.html.

I wish more people would do artist interviews... but I might be in the minority on that position.

Grat Idea J.T. My questions will be sent to you soon.

Dear J.T.,

Great concept! I would like to participate and will forward my questions to you by the end of the weekend.

WARNING!: The truth to the answers of some of my questions may require the licensed administration of sodium pentathol by an agent of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

In the special and difficult case of any artist that has been overtaken by postmodern art theory drivel in the effort to intellectually support the overarching purpose of their work, I may request the use of bamboo splints under the fingernails to divine the truth -
this procedure would be administered by trained medical staff from metro D.C. area hospices that have a general familiarity with inserting and removing feeding tubes.

Sincerely,

James W. Bailey

P.S. I would, naturally, agree to indemnify and hold you personally, as well as Thinking About Art corporately, blameless and harmless for all causes of actions that may or could arise from the subjection of an artist to my questions and techniques of interrogation.

P.P.S. I think I'm solid artistic legal ground with this - I believe some postmodern art theorist
artfanista once said something about how art "interrogates" things. Yeah, I'm all for that!

James,

A simple, "I'll participate" would have sufficed!!

I'm kidding... what would I do without my almost daily dose of Bailyisms?

I look forward to your questions and feel for the artist who has to answer them!

"I will exercise some editorial control when necessary." Are you Ms. Beetle from Little House? Your project seems to be a little rigid for artists.

I'll assume you will not be participating, crisptaco.

Sure I'd love to participate. Let me know when Hirst applies. But please don't be offended by me calling you Ms. Beetle. Its a light jest at best. You guys have the beginnings of a good thing here. But derailing Hirst while pedestooling yourselves, well its run of the mill banter from emerging artists who haven't got their feet wet yet let alone dunked.

Crisptaco,

Could you please enlighten us "emerging artists" with the wisdom that is Crisptaco? I'm sure we are all holding our collective breath anticipating the insight you have to offer us.

So, with that, where is your blog, or web site, or other writing?

Finally, don't feel obligated to stick around here with us young'uns. We'll manage without you somehow. I promise!

Here I come to save the day!

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