Art21 Extended Play

David Altmejd’s Heads

by Ian Forster | Oct 4, 2013
A head sculpture by David Altmejd in his Queens, New York studio, 2011. Production still from the series Exclusive. © Art21, Inc. 2013. Cinematography by Jarred Alterman.

A head sculpture by David Altmejd in his Queens, New York studio, 2011. Production still from the series Exclusive. © Art21, Inc. 2013. Cinematography by Jarred Alterman.

Filmed in 2011, David Altmejd discusses the head sculptures that he creates to accompany each new body of work. “Some sculptors make drawings, I make heads,” says Altmejd. By using the same materials found in his larger works, he distills his larger ideas into compact form. Works in the film are shown at the artist’s studio in Queens, and in his solo exhibition at Andrea Rosen Gallery in Manhattan. Watch the film below:

Exclusive is supported, in part, by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council; 21c Museum Hotel, the Lily Auchincloss Foundation, and by individual contributors.

Contributor
As a producer and director, Ian Forster creates documentary content for Art21’s various digital and broadcast programs. Since joining the organization in 2009, he has worked on four seasons of Art in the Twenty-First Century and the Peabody Award-winning film William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible. Additionally, he has overseen the digital series Extended Play since 2012, producing over 100 short artist portraits. Forster created the online video series Artist to Artist in 2013, which has since featured artists in conversation with their peers at international biennials in Italy, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States.

 

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