Q&A was initially published as a zine in 2006 dedicated to our cultural icons of the past, present and future. Its aim was to investigate the psyche of those individuals who shape our cultural and social landscape. And to entertain, enlighten and inspire the reader.
An experiment in simple magazine making, using the Q&A formula as our primary method of investigation the paper features interviews with Terry Hall, Susan Hiller, Amos Vogel and Peter Saville - you can read all the interviews, now digitized, here. The paper also included work by Jocko Weyland who created a series of short stories for us; Jon Link from Modern Toss who drew portraits of the contributors; and artwork from Seb Patane. It was given away for free through art institutions and quality bookshops such as the ICA and Koenig Books, and on the tube and in the streets of London. I still have a few left so if you want a copy please tweet me on @Charlotte_Troy
Following the publication the style of the sharp and fast interview exploded, it suits our speedy minds and screen sized vision. The coming commonality of the style of the interview put me off to be honest and I never produced another issue. However, it continues to be one of the most valuable and searched for pieces of content I own. More than this everyone enjoyed it, the artists contributing, the readers engaging with the content and me as an editor searching and hunting down those artists and individuals who I feel have something to say in one way or another. With this in mind I think it’s time to dust the cobwebs off the questionnaire and bring it back to life, this time including my friends, joe public and the culturally Pop.
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I would also like to ask for your help, is there someone popular who defines a moment for you? Who would you like to get personal with? What would you ask them? Would you like to answer one yourself? Answers on a twitter feed please: @Charlotte_Troy_#Q&A.