Patrick A. Polk is curator of Latin American and Caribbean popular arts at the Fowler Museum at UCLA and a lecturer in the Department of World Art and Cultures at UCLA. Before taking the stage to talk about street art as a growing phenomenon, he sat down for our “In The Green Room” Q&A.
Q. What do you wake up to in the mornings?
A. My dog on the bed licking my face.
Q. What surprises you the most about your life right now?
A. That I’m wearing a coat and a tie.
Q. What is the last habit you tried to kick?
A. Eating fast food.
Q. What do you consider to be the greatest simple pleasure?
A. Watching the Lakers if they’re winning. Or eating fast food.
Q.What do you do to clear your mind?
A. Walk.
Q. What do you wish you had the nerve to do?
A. Singing in public.
Q.Who is your favorite fictional character?
A. Bart Simpson.
Q. What is your favorite cocktail?
A. Tom Collins.
Q. When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
A. An archaeologist.
Q. If you could take only one more journey, where would you go?
A. Home.
Q. Whose talent do you wish you had?
A. Someone who can sing.
Q. What teacher or professor changed your life?
A. My mentors at UCLA.
Q. What is your guilty pleasure?
A. Buying rum from different countries.
Q. Who is the one person living or dead you would most like to meet for dinner?
A. Edgar Allan Poe. But make it a rum.
To read more about the panel in which Patrick A. Polk participated, click here.
*Photo by Aaron Salcido.