No one really tells you that being an artist means you have to do *a lot* of writing
– Liv Collins
Sticky Teeth’s micro-interviews ft. words on the intersection of arts and writing.
Liv Collins has an infectious energy rare in an industry of pretension. I’m really excited to feature her in this sticky teeth micro-interview for her truths about writing education at art school and some hot insider arts reading suggestions.
xx Tahney
Liv Collins is an art writer, activist & curator based in the UK🦐✨
They work with cultural organisations to help promote the work of womxn, non-binary & LGBTQIA+ artists 💕 through words, exhibitions, installations + more.
Tahney: What’s one of your gripes with arts writing?
And your biggest loves in the art writing world?
“A book is a collaboration between the one who reads and what is read and, at its best, that coming together is a love story like any other.”
Any other writing you’d like to recommend?
More on Liv Collins here.
Interview by Tahney Fosdike.
David Willis: “It is my personal mission as an art writer to strike a balance between critical rigour and concise readability.”
One night in bed, I decided to stop saving tattoos on Instagram. The more I saved, the more ads popped up, each increasing my fear that most tattoos are badly chosen and badly executed, as if all rules of visual art and even aesthetic pleasure usually policing other artforms are irrelevant.
Carmela Vienna talks about the overreliance on AI in arts marketing and social media, and the need for more inspired, well-edited content, as well as treating arts marketing more seriously within arts orgs in general.
Too, with the Venice Biennale as a whole, in this unearthliness, the curatorial was a blur of impact and thought. I wasn’t sure if it was possible to achieve anything cohesive. I’m still not sure if it’s possible to look at, en masse like this, the variety of mediums, ideas, and cultural contexts and get it and not just be overwhelmed, weary, and clueless.
Haneen Mahmood Martin talks about shared accountability and diverse perspectives in the arts industry, matching words with actions—i.e., more POC in leadership positions—and the use of clear, accessible, but impactful language.
Liv Collins has an infectious energy rare in an industry of pretension. I’m really excited to feature her in this sticky teeth micro-interview for her truths about writing education at art school and some hot insider arts reading suggestions.