MICHELE CIVETTA
Occupation Film Director, Multi-Media Artist
Hometown New York City
Current Residence Upper East Side
WHAT WOULD THE TITLE OF YOUR AUTOBIOGRAPHY BE?
Quixotic: The Life ’n’ Timez.
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE TRAVEL DESTINATION AND WHY?
Nicaragua; beaches ’n’ surf.
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE THING TO DO ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON IN NYC?
Read. Stroll with coffee.
IF YOU COULD CHOOSE ONE PERSON TO SHOW YOU “THEIR NEW YORK CITY,” WHO WOULD IT BE AND WHY?
Charlie Parker or Joseph Mitchell.
WHO OR WHAT HAS INSPIRED YOU RECENTLY AND WHY?
Francis Bacon and his pub-crawling work ethos.
WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE NYC RESTAURANTS. WHAT DO YOU ORDER THERE?
Omen sushi; lucien tartar.
WHAT’S YOUR GO-TO SPOT IN NYC FOR DRINKS?
King Cole Bar.
WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE BRUNCH SPOTS?
Not a brunch fan but love Roxy brunch, otherwise PJ Clarke’s.
WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR ART FIX IN NYC? DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE ARTIST?
Met Museum. Too long of a list of artists.
WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE LATE-NIGHT HANGOUTS IN NYC AND WHY?
Hotel lobbies.
WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR UNDER-THE-RADAR MUST-DO RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NYC VISITORS?
Rockaway Beach.
WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE NYC STORES AND WHY?
Japanese thrift stores on 12th street. Good vibes and good finds.
WHAT MUSIC ARE YOU LISTENING TO THESE DAYS? WHO ARE SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE MUSICIANS?
Frankie Dymon Jnr, anything outsider or garage rock.
WHAT ALBUM OR SONG WOULD YOU CONSIDER YOUR PERSONAL SOUNDTRACK TO NYC?
Dylan’s “Self Portrait.”
WHEN YOU THINK OF NYC, ARE THERE ANY PARTICULAR EMOTIONS OR MEMORIES THAT IMMEDIATELY COME TO MIND?
The frenetic past constantly adds new nebulae of dreams and memories, but pre-Giuliani NYC was a golden era.
