Ian Astbury, singer Colin Liddell 3/12/2022 05:00:00 pm 6 On the 26th of March, 2010, I did a telephone interview with Ian Astbury, the singer of the legendary rock band The Cult. He was in the... Read more »
Alberto di Mauro, diplomat Colin Liddell 9/30/2021 10:15:00 pm 0 Back in 2005 I was doing a piece for Tokyo Journal on the new Italian Cultural Institute in Japan, and also reporting on a exhibition of Et... Read more »
Tadashi Kawamata, curator & artist Colin Liddell 3/14/2021 04:13:00 pm 0 In 2005 I was doing a story on the Yokohama Triennale and sent some questions to Tadashi Kawamata, an artist who was serving as the Director... Read more »
Keiko Nakamura, Curator Colin Liddell 7/18/2019 12:51:00 am 0 Keiko Nakamura is the curator of Tokyo's Yayoi Museum, which is one of the best museums in Tokyo, with nostalgic exhibitions focusin... Read more »
Toyo Ito, architect (2) Colin Liddell 6/05/2019 09:24:00 pm 0 In late 2010 or possibly early 2011 I interviewed the Japanese architect Toyo Ito for Architecture Week magazine. It was a face-to-face... Read more »
Judith Nasby, writer and curator Colin Liddell 2/15/2019 04:56:00 pm 0 In 2007, I interviewed Judith Nasby, a Canadian Curator, who was organising an exhibition of art by the Eskimo/ Inuit artist Irene Ava... Read more »
Jean Michel Jarre, musician Colin Liddell 11/15/2016 11:31:00 pm 0 On the 12th of May, 1993, I attended a press conference at the Odeon cinema in London’s Leicester Square held by the French musician Jean... Read more »
Claire Constans, curator Colin Liddell 11/15/2016 03:56:00 pm 0 Back in May 2006, I interviewed Claire Constans, the chief curator of Chateau de Versailles, for an article I was writing. The intervie... Read more »
Masami Shiraishi, curator Colin Liddell 3/25/2015 03:52:00 pm 0 For Art Fair Tokyo 2015, I interviewed the event's chairman, Masami Shiraishi. The interview was carried out by email a couple of... Read more »
Antenna, artists Colin Liddell 1/21/2015 03:54:00 pm 1 In early 2011, I was preparing an article on Roppongi Art Night. This was later cancelled because the Great Eastern Japan Earthq... Read more »
Akaji Maro, dancer Colin Liddell 12/31/2014 01:31:00 am 0 Akaji Maro is a Butoh dancer and the leader of the Dai Rakuda Kan (Great Camel Battleship) dance troupe. He is also a well-known movie... Read more »
Mike Peters, musician Colin Liddell 7/26/2014 06:57:00 am 0 In July 2014, I did a "phoner" (or "skyper") with Mike Peters, the singer and main songwriter of 1980s rock band T... Read more »
Maceo Parker, musician Colin Liddell 6/01/2014 01:39:00 am 0 In February 2014, I did an email interview with Maceo Parker, a famous funk musician, both as a sideman to James Brown and in his own ri... Read more »
Hiroshi Ikushima, painter Colin Liddell 4/15/2014 05:05:00 pm 0 "Donau Bar" by Hiroshi Ikushima Sometimes interviewing can be very precise and specific, but other times you just throw out... Read more »
Mark Karpeles & Gonzague Gay-Bouchery, bitcoin "entrepreneurs" Colin Liddell 3/07/2014 12:37:00 am 1 Gay-Bouchery and Karpeles In early 2013, the “virtual currency” or “crypto commodity” bitcoin was starting to attract a lot of attenti... Read more »
James May, television presenter Colin Liddell 2/03/2014 12:50:00 am 0 Back in the Summer of 2008 we were motoring across Scotland, driving at a good speed through some moorland in Perthshire, when I spott... Read more »
Sheryl Crow, musician Colin Liddell 12/16/2013 11:17:00 am 0 I interviewed Sheryl Crow at the inaugural MTV Japan Awards 2002 in the press conference room. Although there were around 30 members o... Read more »
Hajime Yatsuka (八束はじめ), architect Colin Liddell 12/16/2013 06:41:00 am 0 Back in 2011, the Mori Art Museum held a big exhibition on the Metabolist Movement, perhaps the most interesting school of Japanese arc... Read more »
Hiroshi Sugimoto, photographic artist Colin Liddell 11/05/2013 02:01:00 am 0 In 2012, I had a face-to-face interview with Hiroshi Sugimoto in Tokyo, Sugimoto is a well-known photographic artist. One of his pictur... Read more »
Tomohiko Yamanashi, architect Colin Liddell 11/04/2013 06:44:00 am 0 On the 17th of February, 2012, I went to the offices of Nikken Sekkei, a major architectural firm, in downtown Tokyo to interview Tomoh... Read more »