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Nicole Austin
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Interviews

10 entries

Long conversations with people who built something — performers, artists, advocates and organisers. Some of these interviews are twenty years old and read now like oral history; others were recorded this year.

Interviews

Lisa Jackson

August 7, 2003

If you live in New York and haven’t heard of Lisa Jackson & Girl Friday, you’ve been sleeping for the past year. The band…

Common questions

Who have you interviewed?

Artists and performers including Justin Vivian Bond, Kevin Aviance, Venus de Mars, Teryl-Lynn Foxx, Lauren Foster, Mimi Marks, Yolanda and Lisa Jackson.

How do you approach an interview?

I ask about the work first and the transition second. People who have spent a life making something usually have more interesting things to say about the making than about the parts of their body strangers are curious about.

Can I suggest someone for an interview?

Yes — use the contact page. I am particularly interested in people whose work has not been covered elsewhere.

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