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.
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.
Anna Kate Blair speaks on the intersection of art, writing, and time. She explains her major concerns for lack of enough resources for the writing process itself, and also touches on history, capitalism and imagining alternative futures for creativity.
Brussels-based journalist Sarah Schug discusses the challenges of language in the art world, the need for accessibility, the diminishing value of art writing and her proud accomplishment—a self-published book on Iceland’s contemporary art scene.
Writer and editor Erin McFayden reflects on framing artistic activities as labour and advocating exploring the good it creates rather than its economic value – as well as her reccs for some artistic endeavours.
Writer Yazmin Bradley touches on the pressure on authors under the commercialisation of Bookstagram – how can we reclaim the creative process from capitalism? She also explores working with her grandmother on her memoir and the possibilities of Substack for creativity.