Interview with Kurt Polkey

31 August 2008

9 Comments

Interview with Kurt Polkey by Morrison Pierce. Kurt is looking to trade artwork. If anyone’s interested email him at kurtpolkey@gmail.com.

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markcreegan said:

nice collection there mr polkey! Interesting about the fact that so many attempts to start something around here fail. I think that Kurt nails it when he says there is no market. I think that has to be okay. A lot of interesting things can come out of not caring whether or not you make money doing this stuff. I think that very fact actually frees artists to make more interesting and personal work.

Of course it means us lowlife artists need some handouts like a space rent free. I think that if a few small groups each consisting of no more than three people ( to avoid the too many cooks syndrome)were given free spaces some incredible things could happen.

In fact, if one looks at places like Miami’s Wynwood area, most if not all of those commercial and non commercial art spaces were lent for free or very cheap (like a dollar a year).

- 2 September 2008 at 1:50 am

contributor said:

yeah, I think if we take the art market out of the picture and made work that was hard to put a pricetag on then we could not worry about selling and such. I agree that the most interesting work probably comes from there. detaching oneself from any art market that might exist or not exist.

I’m loving the internet because I’m feeling like I’m able to show my projects for nearly free to everyone and I don’t have such an intense urge to show my work in physical spaces anymore too.

I think it definitely makes you wonder what the definition of failure is because I think what we have going on here is killing it. we just have to quit thinking about the money and then really just focus on the work.

and as far as spaces go, the Art Center got another space just recently. As much as I’m not into the type of work they show there you have to give it to them. They have drive and are making things happen for their group. It’d be great if we had a group of “contemporary” artists who were doing the same thing but we don’t. Why is that?

- 2 September 2008 at 12:13 pm

kurt polkey said:

I think the show at MOCA can be a jumping off point. A time when like-minded people can connect or reconnect.

The internet is really cool for showing work, but it’s not the same as an exhibition. I love the excitement right before a show. I love the butterflies and the instant feedback. We need to do this!

- 2 September 2008 at 9:09 pm

contributor said:

An opening will only be a couple of hours. I hope we can get some connection going but I’m doubting it. I think we should get a spot again and begin having weekly or at least monthly meetings where we decide to really go forward and begin a contemporary art co-op or something similar. There has to be a way to find a space and to begin what we’ve been talking about for many months now.

Like I said earlier, if the Art Center Co-Op folks can do it why can a like minded group of “contemporary artists” do it?

- 3 September 2008 at 3:46 am

kurt polkey said:

How ’bout every other Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, at my house / studio or at a convenient public spot.

- 4 September 2008 at 10:37 pm

morrison said:

weekly meetings at the ballpark to cheer on the yankees, or the assistant coach

we need a parking lot downtown start doing installations there needs to be something cool going on that will develop with time a scene with substance

- 4 September 2008 at 10:56 pm

contributor said:

I’m all for getting some weekly or every other week meetings going again. Seems both times I’ve done something like this in Jax, we really had something good going until the energy seemed to change.

- 5 September 2008 at 1:34 am

markcreegan said:

lets dood it!

- 5 September 2008 at 1:47 am

contributor said:

Kurt’s house is fine and dandy with me. I like your pad Kurt. I think having shows at your studio would be a lot of fun too. I could document the hell out of them for ya.

- 5 September 2008 at 2:40 am