Jimmy Edgar

SOPHIE, Twin Peaks, Balenciaga, Damien Hirst

Jan 16, 2024

Today’s guest is Jimmy Edgar, a conceptual artist whose work spans multiple decades and mediums ranging from sound, sculpture, and digital image, to the blockchain.

Stat sheet

💼 Occupation: ARTIST

🏠 Neighborhood: NYC

🌎 Origin: DETROIT

💪 Notable work: poolvoid.eth || UNREAL || OXYGEN collection

🪜 Socials: Twitter, Instagram

Collect Jimmy’s card by finding him IRL and asking to scan.

So how’d you end up here, doing this interview?

Kevin sent it to me.

Let’s check in with where your head is at right now. What tabs do you currently have open on your phone?

How about the Platonic form of Jimmy—what people, places, or activities make you feel most yourself?

Painting, Researching on the internet, memes, tweets, NYC, Tokyo, and my best friends who I love

What do you do in your spare time?

Go to art openings, fancy dinners, shopping, research ideas for my work

What makes you forget about checking your phone?

Animals, reading, my friends

Wind it back. What’s your favorite memory from the past year?

poolvoid.eth trending in business & finance, seeing things materialize and exceed expectations

Now fast forward. What are you most looking forward to in the next month?

Coming up with my next idea

Time to get weird. What’s the weirdest thing you believe?

That I am in my own simulation

Back to normie questions. What’s your dream job?

To be a successful artist

What work of yours are you most proud of?

poolvoid.eth because it hit the perfect line between provocation and shareability, and many people created memes about it which I love

What are two goals, one personal and one professional, that you have for the next year? For your lifetime?

To fall in love with someone who feels the same, to show a massive sculpture that gets international press

Last few questions, focused on mapping your socio-creative world. Who are your creative inspirations?

Banksy, Warhol, Hirst, Koons. Not that I love their work per se but I love their ability to make heads turn and create items of luxury. I love emerging artists but without an ability to gain attention I tend to judge it harshly.

How about among people you know or are friends with?

SOPHIE, Hayden Dunham, Mashine are a few friends who have made a massive impact on my practice

What creative scenes or movements are you most excited about right now?

Emerging sculpture artists are typically what I get most excited about. Also, new forms of conceptual art that utilize digital technology.

If you could have a sleepover with anyone in the world, who would it be?

Kanye West or Kim Kardashian

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