ART
interview by OLIVIER ZAHM
all artwork copyright URS FISCHER
courtesy of the artist and gagosian gallery
photo by ULRICH GHEZZI
“When I think about the political in the visual arts, it’s how dreams — new or broken — come alive. That’s where the love is. Art always has room for anything and everybody. Art is whatever you allow it to be, as an artist or a viewer”.
OLIVIER ZAHM — Let’s talk about the anarchic nature of love, which has a very private side, but also a political side. As an artist, do you feel more narcissistic or empathetic?
URS FISCHER — Are you calling me an anarchist?
OLIVIER ZAHM — Anarchist? No — empathetic or narcissistic?
URS FISCHER — You framed love as “anarchic.”
OLIVIER ZAHM — Yes, the anarchy of love. I mean, love is always in conflict with society and all that. When you fall in…