Lior Modan
Where are you from
Tel Aviv
Where are you based
Brooklyn
Listening to
Geoffrey Landers, Hector Zazou, Ata Kak, Dinosaur L
What’s on your desk
Random tools, used disposable gloves, paint tubes, books, cutting mat, printed textiles, and in general an organized mess
In-flight gadget
sleeping pills
Can’t live without
My partner, my cat, my friends
Sunny or cloudy
Sunny, and please make it not be cold
Currently reading
Television by Jean Philippe Toussaint
Favorite writer
Michel Houellebecq
Guilty pleasure
late-night basketball watching
Can’t travel without
My Ipad
Favorite drink
Just a plain lager beer
Would like to meet
Michael Jackson, just to have one look from close up
Perfect Sunday
A long breakfast that is followed by a slow evolving studio day
Dream concert
Klaus Nomi
Morning or evening person
Definitely not a morning person
Current state of mind
Doubting
Role model
Never really had one, but if I had to name one, Kippenberger or Picabia.
Hobby
Obscure music seeking
Most precious object
My late dog’s ashes, sorry if that is too dark
Store you could spend hours in
Tokyu Hands, in Tokyo
Inspiration comes from
Fashion, mundane intimate moments, dead artists
April 2018 | Lior Modan | Exclusive for June Joon Jaxx
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Images: Courtesy of the artist, Artsy, and PEANA