What unexpected quirks and fantasies shape an artist’s world? For each issue, we invite an artist to hand-pick from a set of playful and profound questions, pairing their answers with a visual contribution.
The Artist’s Questionnaire: Emmanuel Van der Auwera
1
Q:
Who was your first art crush and why?
EVdA:
I think it might have been Johan Grimonprez’s Dial H-I-S-T-O-R-Y. I saw it on a videocassette that one of my school friends gave me under his coat, like a ‘trauma film’. I watched it and thought, Is this even a film? It was so packed with complex ideas, thoughts and beautiful, sad visions that I became a bit obsessed with it.
2
Q:
Goldin is God, Bourgeois is Buddha, Rauch is Ra, you are…?
EVdA:
Auwera is (…)
