Benjamin Hickey and Richard Landry
Recorded
December 9, 2023
Archived
December 9, 2023
37:59 minutes
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Id:
mby023371
Description
Friends and colleagues Benjamin "Ben" Hickey (41) and Richard Landry (85) discuss Richard's multifaceted artistic career and their life in New York City.Subject Log / Time Code
Benjamin (Ben) asks Richard about their introduction to music and when they began to play instruments.
Ben asks Richard about their work with photography and painting.
Richard talks about the beginnings of their career in New York City and encounters with famous artists.
Ben asks Richard about their path toward becoming a "video artist."
Ben describes the experience of viewing Richard's art and asks Richard about a notable song that they wrote.
Richard describes their music production work and the ways technology affected their process.
Richard talks about the loss of their son and writing a musical piece in his honor.
Richard details their life in New York City, the different places they lived, and their relationship to the events of September 11th, 2001. Richard mentions their photography of the World Trade Center.
Ben asks Richard about their relationship to the subjects of their photography.
Ben asks Richard what it was like to play music with Bob Dylan. Richard talks about getting to know Bob Dylan.
Richard describes the experience of working on a movie and meeting Paul Simon.
Ben describes the mindset of a photographer and Richard discusses the way barbed wire influenced their art and photography.
Ben asks Richard about their work with Laurie Anderson.
Richard mentions their work that is available on YouTube.
Participants
- Benjamin Hickey
- Richard Landry