Jordan Wolfson is the winner of The Cartier Award 2009 for emerging artists. The conceptual American artist, based in New York and Berlin, presented a nomadic seminar on the subject of String Theory during the Frieze Art Fair in London. Click to read the Q&A.
Your Napoleon, 2009, Polly Braden
Q&A by Louise Geijer
Jordan Wolfson is the winner of The Cartier Award 2009 for emerging artists. The conceptual American artist, based in New York and Berlin, presented a nomadic seminar on the subject of String Theory during the Frieze Art Fair in London.
What are you creating?
– Art.
How would you describe your work in one phrase?
– That’s difficult… but maybe its about combinations – but it’s also very much about culture and technology.
What is the best thing about working in New York, Berlin and London?
– The food and the airports.
Who is your icon?
– Don’t have one.
Untitled false document, 2008, 16mm film colour and sound
Who is the best artist right now?
– I don’t know. It’s always changing… maybe Thomas Bayrle.
Where is the place to be?
– Anywhere where I can work and play.
Describe your current state.
– Relaxed. I’m alone in my bedroom and the only light comes from my laptop. I’m wearing a striped green shirt.
Online: friezefondation.org or jordanwolfson.org
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Portrait by Björn Iooss