I am not so fond of Dan Graham anymore, at least he is not as important as when I was studying. I always wondered where that obsession with (linear) history can lead you. New food for thought gave me this interview by Sarah Rosenbaum-Kranson who met the artist at his apartment on Spring Street in New York to discuss his work, and whatever else came to mind.
Sarah Rosenbaum-Kranson: When did you originally move to New York?
Dan Graham: I was born in Illinois. I grew up in Winfield and then Westfield, New Jersey.
SRK: I actually grew up in Summit, about six miles from Westfield.
DG: But Summit and Westfield are horrible cities. Winfield was like a housing project for shipbuilders, near Linden, but it’s along the river. I really didn’t like the kind of people you’d find in Summit or Westfield, and they usually commute. We moved there so I could get into college, but I never went to college. I never really liked Westfield, although Summit has one thing that’s interesting—it’s near Mountainside, where all the scientists live because of Bell Laboratories. (more…)