IIOO

ghostlyferns:

Tim Biskup’s Home

Tim Biskup has played an important role in my life. When I lived in Los Angeles, my man and I were huge fanboys (well…boy/girl). Solo shows, group shows, we were there to support Tim. We own a couple of his “circus punks” and some memorabilia from his shows. Tim reminds me of living in Los Angeles, drinking up the sun, and driving driving driving. The glory days! See the entire tour here.

Loved this quote from the interview.  

“I read somewhere, an interview with a gallerist in New York, [where] they were saying, ‘We’re not interested in an artist who wants to be a star. We’re interested in an artist whose work means more to them than their personal fame.’ I thought that’s bullshit because Andy Warhol and Dali and those guys: they were pop stars and they changed the way that people looked at art. They made people want to go to galleries–you know what I mean? There’s this kind of disdain for artists being popular because they’re interesting or attractive or whatever. I think that sucks, I think it’s a drag. Seeing Murakami on the morning news one day, I’m like, ‘Awesome.’ That’s great, that’s what I want. I want there to be artists that are so interesting that they end up on Conan or David Letterman or something. That hasn’t happened yet but I’m really hoping that there is a time when that happens.”