8 minutes with Alex Shepherd, Artist @CiR 09
When and where did you last have a really good night out (not working)….where and why? Embarrassingly the last big one I had was New Year! Vogue Fabrics in Dalston, dancing and picking up a wig instead of my coat.
What’s your favourite item of clothing and why? Not worn anymore so I don’t know if it counts but a pair of Docs I got out of bin when as a lot younger. They have flowers and barely any sole on them. But they hurt too much now so they are sitting on my fireplace.
When did you last shed a tear? Not saying this to look hard but I find it near impossible to cry. I get upset, shout and all the rest a lot but not tears. So it was a long time ago, I think when a friend and I feel out.
If you could own any piece of art in the world, what would it be? ‘Morning’ by Agnes Martin.
Who makes you go weak with desire? Prince! I saw him at the O2 and screamed like a little girl for 2 hours.
When was the last time you embarrassed yourself to the point that you blush inwardly when you think about it? I was out and saw in the corner of my eye a bar stool behind me. Tried to sit down and it turned out to be woman doing up her shoe.
When was the last time you told a lie? 4 questions ago.
Who is your favourite fictional character? Window; my toy parrot when I was a kid.
If you had to represent your life so far in a shoebox, what would you put in it? My camera; obvious reasons – My necklace; first thing given to me by my first love – A large line drawing I did at school; first time I realised art had no boundaries
What album will you keep listening to and never get bored of? Postal Service- Give up
You got a hot date/guest you wanna impress- what do you cook them? Sushi! On a massive colourful plate!
What song will you have played at your funeral? Destiny Child- Survivor (see if anyone at the funeral is rude enough to point out the irony)
Should marijuana be legalised? Why not?
What’s the most embarrassing thing on your iPod Amanda Lear- Fashion Pack
If you could be trapped in a lift with any 3 living people – who would they be? Anthony McCall, Prince, although I don’t know if he would be very engaging to be stuck in a lift with, Richard Wilson
What makes you happy? Drawing on tracing paper
