Recorded in Cory Arcangel’s Studio at Storhaug, December 23, 2019
(This entire Converastion is in english)
Right before christmas I visited Cory’s studio/office on a typical rainy Stavanger day. We talk about where were from, the movie Bufallo 66, Buffalo New York, the rain in Stavanger and Bergen, the Arcangel name, Cory’s norwegian name, how Cory uses Facebook, living in Stavanger, Cory’s first impression of Stavanger/Norway, door knobs, the difference between architecture in Norway and the states, the one sunny summer in Stavanger, we describe the location were in, how he found the place, Cory explains how and why he opened the flagship store “Archangel Surfware store”, we talk about his clothing company Arcangel surfware, why and how he started the brand, the first item he made for the brand, the other items he has made for the brand, O-R-G screensavers, walking around in clothes that say Fuck negativity, the closing sale, different shows and events he curated in the store, LUKEWARM RELATIONSHIP (how do we know eachother), the show he curated at Prosjektrom Normann with Jacob Ciocci, everything he learned about Stavanger during the organizing of the Ciocci show, his new gallery in New York, N.Y visitor recommendations, walking in N.Y compared to walking in Stavanger, busses in Stavanger, how to talk with norwegians, pauses in conversations, what cory says to people about what he does for a living, when Cory decided to be an artist and why, Cory’s education, we look at Cory’s computer set-up, my education and computer knowledge, Cory talks about his work Super Mario clouds, materials he like to use and why, LUKEWARM METHOD, we talk about the performance with Busy Gangnes at Kaffetrykkeri at rogaland artcenter and the LP “Live at kaffetrykkeriet” from sentimental education.
For more of Cory’s work, visit http://www.coryarcangel.com/
Happy listening!
