Talk between:
Howard Lewis, London — OFFLINE Founder & Director of The Schorr Collection
OFFLINE is an invitation to share and connect in a world increasingly overwhelmed by the demands of social media. The OFFLINE dinner brings together people of all backgrounds and reaffirms the value of enduring and meaningful personal relationships.
The Schorr Collection — is one of the most precious private art collections in the world consisting of more than 400 Old Masters works. many of them are loaned to leading museums around the globe.
Ted Barr, Tel Aviv - Founder of The Current Art Group & The FLY Organization
The Current Art Group is a gathering of artists and art lovers, founded in 2008 with more than 7000 members as of November 2020
The FLY Organization is the base for Ted Barr's art, FLY workshops teachings, and writings with multiple collaborations with architects and designers.
Ted Barr — T.B questions
Howard Lewis — H.L answers
T.B — are you an early morning or late night person?
H.L — Late night
T.B- in what other places on this planet rather than London would you live happily?
H.L — I am generally comfortable in cities — Tel Aviv, Amsterdam, Lisbon, and Toronto are all appealing. I have no desire to live on top of a mountain or in the middle of nowhere.
T.B — who is the most interesting human being you met?
H.L — My father
T.B - who would be a historic figure you would like to encounter and why?
H.L — Rubens who, aside from being a superb painter and a highly cultivated man, was a diplomat and welcome at every court in Europe during a period of great change and innovation.
T.B - how art influences your life?
H.L — The Schorr Collection has been the bedrock of so many of my pursuits in the art world
T.B - would you rather be offline all the time?
H.L — I do not wish to do anything all the time!
T.B - what would be your ideal place for an OFFLINE gathering?
H.L — Anywhere that encourages openness and a generosity of spirit.
Howard Lewis —H.L questions
Ted Barr— T.B answers
H.L — As a world traveler, how many languages do you speak?
T.B — I speak 5 languages: English, Hebrew, Rumanian, Italian, and Spanish
H.L - What is the strangest item you have eaten?
T.B — my hosts in Guadalajara, Mexico, asked what kind of food I would like, I said local food, so they took me to a food truck in the outskirts of Guadalajara, there was a long queue in which I stood patiently. I decided to act like the locals. the person in front of me took a tray, I took one myself when he approached the truck window he raised 3 fingers, I did the same and immediately 3 tortillas full of tartar meat landed on my tray, I hurried after the local guy in front of me that walked around an oval table with myriad spices, whatever spice he choose I did the same adding them to my tartar tortillas. after the first bite I felt hot, after the second I was burning, after the third, I saw my hosts running horrified towards me, I woke up 2 days later.
H.L - What books are on your bedside table?
T.B — The American Civil War by Bruce Catton
Nothing New in The West by Erich Maria Remarque
Light From the East, the Book of Genesis by Rabbi David Abraham
Learning All the Time by John Holt
The Art Instinct by Denis Dutton
Talks about ‘Moreh Nevuchim’ of Maimonides by Yeshayahu Leibowitz
Universe edited by John Brockman
On the Verge of Collapse, Division 188 in the Yom Kippur War by Ori Or
Absolute Freedom by Shankara
The man who Plants Trees by Jean Giono
but above all, the Bible, I read a chapter every day
H.L - How are your dancing skills?
T.B — very poor, my X wife said once that I am much better at talking than moving. it took me years to admit that I am clumsy
H.L — If you were elected prime minister, who would you select for your cabinet and why?
T.B — I think Israel needs a woman as Prime Minister, but if they would do the mistake and insist on nominating me I would nominate only women as my cabinet and staff
H.L — What are the best and worst airlines you have flown with?
T.B — best Singapore Airlines
worst Air India
H.L — If you could go back in time, which historical era would you have most enjoyed?
T.B — I am quite satisfied with the current era and with the place I live in, but maybe Athens in the time of Socrates and Aplaton would work for me
