Articles by Wesley Miller

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Kimsooja | “A Beggar Woman” & “A Homeless Woman”

by Wesley Miller | Dec 4, 2009

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Kimsooja | “A Beggar Woman” & “A Homeless Woman”

by Wesley Miller | Dec 4, 2009

DOWNLOAD VIA ITUNES | SUBSCRIBE VIA RSS Artist Kimsooja reflects on her series of videotaped performances — A Beggar Woman and A Homeless Woman (both 2000-01) — realized in cities …

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Yinka Shonibare MBE | Being an Artist

by Wesley Miller | Dec 1, 2009

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Yinka Shonibare MBE | Being an Artist

by Wesley Miller | Dec 1, 2009

DOWNLOAD VIA ITUNES | SUBSCRIBE VIA RSS In his London studio, artist Yinka Shonibare MBE reflects on what it means for him to be an artist, how he views his …

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Paul McCarthy | “Piccadilly Circus”

by Wesley Miller | Nov 20, 2009

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Paul McCarthy | “Piccadilly Circus”

by Wesley Miller | Nov 20, 2009

DOWNLOAD VIA ITUNES | SUBSCRIBE VIA RSS Artist Paul McCarthy describes the improvisational process and performances behind the video work Piccadilly Circus (2003). Filmed at an unoccupied London bank before …

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John Baldessari | “Raised Eyebrows/ Furrowed Foreheads”

by Wesley Miller | Nov 13, 2009

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John Baldessari | “Raised Eyebrows/ Furrowed Foreheads”

by Wesley Miller | Nov 13, 2009

DOWNLOAD VIA ITUNES | SUBSCRIBE VIA RSS During the installation of his exhibition Raised Eyebrows/ Furrowed Foreheads (2009) at Marian Goodman Gallery in New York, artist John Baldessari discusses his …

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Roni Horn | Water

by Wesley Miller | Nov 6, 2009

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Roni Horn | Water

by Wesley Miller | Nov 6, 2009

Artist Roni Horn discusses the paradoxical identity and dependency of water, paired with scenes of Icelandic landscapes. Water and Iceland serve as both subjects and metaphors in the artist’s work, …

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Richard Tuttle | Pollock & Tiffany

by Wesley Miller | Oct 2, 2009

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Richard Tuttle | Pollock & Tiffany

by Wesley Miller | Oct 2, 2009

Artist Richard Tuttle pays homage to American art giants Jackson Pollock and Louis Comfort Tiffany, placing his work in an aesthetic tradition that spans abstraction and craft, expressionism and pragmatism. …

Meet the Season 5 Artist: Julie Mehretu

by Wesley Miller | Oct 1, 2009

Meet the Season 5 Artist: Julie Mehretu

by Wesley Miller | Oct 1, 2009

The above video is excerpted from the Season 5 episode Systems, premiering on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 10pm (ET) on PBS (check local listings). Systems features four artists — …

Meet the Season 5 Artist: Allan McCollum

by Wesley Miller | Sep 24, 2009

Meet the Season 5 Artist: Allan McCollum

by Wesley Miller | Sep 24, 2009

The above video is excerpted from the Season 5 episode Systems, premiering on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 10pm (ET) on PBS (check local listings). Systems features four artists — …

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Laylah Ali | Meaning

by Wesley Miller | Sep 18, 2009

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Laylah Ali | Meaning

by Wesley Miller | Sep 18, 2009

While painting in her Williamstown, Massachusetts studio, artist Laylah Ali discusses the imperative she feels to make things and the nuanced relationship of political and personal events to the work. …

Meet the Season 5 Artist: Kimsooja

by Wesley Miller | Sep 17, 2009

Meet the Season 5 Artist: Kimsooja

by Wesley Miller | Sep 17, 2009

The above video is excerpted from the Season 5 episode Systems, premiering on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 10pm (ET) on PBS (check local listings). Systems features four artists — …

Hot Off the Presses: Season 5 Book!

by Wesley Miller | Sep 15, 2009

Hot Off the Presses: Season 5 Book!

by Wesley Miller | Sep 15, 2009

The Season 5 Book is here! At 224 pages and over 400 illustrations, the book also includes an introductory essay by Art21 Executive Producer and Curator Susan Sollins. (Oreos sold …

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Ida Applebroog | City & Country

by Wesley Miller | Sep 11, 2009

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Ida Applebroog | City & Country

by Wesley Miller | Sep 11, 2009

Artist Ida Applebroog discusses the differences between making work and living in New York City versus her home in Upstate New York. Ida Applebroog propels her paintings and drawings into …

Meet the Season 5 Artist: John Baldessari

by Wesley Miller | Sep 10, 2009

Meet the Season 5 Artist: John Baldessari

by Wesley Miller | Sep 10, 2009

The above video is excerpted from the Season 5 episode Systems, premiering on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 10pm (ET) on PBS (check local listings). Systems features four artists — …

Play Art Loud: Creating Characters on ArtBabble

by Wesley Miller | Sep 9, 2009

Play Art Loud: Creating Characters on ArtBabble

by Wesley Miller | Sep 9, 2009

Have you ever pretended to be someone else? Is there a difference between fictional characters and historical figures lost to time? This week we’re looking at videos of artists who …

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Jessica Stockholder | Becoming An Artist

by Wesley Miller | Sep 4, 2009

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Jessica Stockholder | Becoming An Artist

by Wesley Miller | Sep 4, 2009

Artist Jessica Stockholder recounts her earliest memories of wanting to become an artist while she and her son Charlie paint and draw in the basement of their home in New …

Meet the Season 5 Artist: Yinka Shonibare MBE

by Wesley Miller | Sep 3, 2009

Meet the Season 5 Artist: Yinka Shonibare MBE

by Wesley Miller | Sep 3, 2009

The above video is excerpted from the Season 5 episode Transformation, premiering on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 10pm (ET) on PBS (check local listings). Whether satirizing society or reinventing …

Play Art Loud: DIY Videos on ArtBabble

by Wesley Miller | Sep 1, 2009

Play Art Loud: DIY Videos on ArtBabble

by Wesley Miller | Sep 1, 2009

Ever wanted to make a movie? This week we’re looking at DIY-style videos on ArtBabble, pulling together a potpourri of all things homemade, rough, and celebratory of the do-it-yourself attitude …

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Oliver Herring | Participant Davis Thompson-Moss

by Wesley Miller | Aug 28, 2009

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Oliver Herring | Participant Davis Thompson-Moss

by Wesley Miller | Aug 28, 2009

DOWNLOAD VIA ITUNES | SUBSCRIBE VIA RSS Artist Davis Thompson-Moss discusses his experiences appearing as a performer, alongside his brother, in two videos by Oliver Herring: BASIC (2003) and THE …

Meet the Season 5 Artist: Cindy Sherman

by Wesley Miller | Aug 27, 2009

Meet the Season 5 Artist: Cindy Sherman

by Wesley Miller | Aug 27, 2009

The above video is excerpted from the Season 5 episode Transformation, premiering on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 10pm (ET) on PBS (check local listings). Whether satirizing society or reinventing …

Meet the Season 5 Artist: Paul McCarthy

by Wesley Miller | Aug 20, 2009

Meet the Season 5 Artist: Paul McCarthy

by Wesley Miller | Aug 20, 2009

The above video is excerpted from the Season 5 episode Transformation, premiering on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 10pm (ET) on PBS (check local listings). Whether satirizing society or reinventing …

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Josiah McElheny | Assistant Anders Rydstedt

by Wesley Miller | Aug 14, 2009

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Josiah McElheny | Assistant Anders Rydstedt

by Wesley Miller | Aug 14, 2009

Long-time assistant and collaborator Anders Rydstedt discusses the differences between creating traditional forms in glass—such as vases—with Josiah McElheny’s sculptural objects and installations. Filmed at the Michael Davis Stained Glass …

Meet the Season 5 Artist: Florian Maier-Aichen

by Wesley Miller | Aug 13, 2009

Meet the Season 5 Artist: Florian Maier-Aichen

by Wesley Miller | Aug 13, 2009

The above video is excerpted from the Season 5 episode Fantasy, premiering on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 10pm (ET) on PBS (check local listings). Fantasy presents four artists — …

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Arturo Herrera | Assistant Jeff Bechtel

by Wesley Miller | Aug 7, 2009

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Arturo Herrera | Assistant Jeff Bechtel

by Wesley Miller | Aug 7, 2009

DOWNLOAD VIA ITUNES | SUBSCRIBE VIA RSS Arturo Herrera’s assistant Jeff Bechtel describes the process for translating one of the artist’s complex drawings into a refined monochromatic paper collage. Filmed …

Meet the Season 5 Artist: Jeff Koons

by Wesley Miller | Aug 6, 2009

Meet the Season 5 Artist: Jeff Koons

by Wesley Miller | Aug 6, 2009

The above video is excerpted from the Season 5 episode Fantasy, premiering on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 10pm (ET) on PBS (check local listings). Fantasy presents four artists — …

Meet the Season 5 Artist: Cao Fei

by Wesley Miller | Jul 30, 2009

Meet the Season 5 Artist: Cao Fei

by Wesley Miller | Jul 30, 2009

The above video is excerpted from the Season 5 episode Fantasy, premiering on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 10pm (ET) on PBS (check local listings). Fantasy presents four artists — …

Merce Cunningham (1919-2009)

by Wesley Miller | Jul 27, 2009

Merce Cunningham (1919-2009)

by Wesley Miller | Jul 27, 2009

For Merce. Tap dancing in the opening segment for Time (Season Two). A collaboration with Charles Atlas. Announcement: The New York Times.

Meet the Season 5 Artist: Mary Heilmann

by Wesley Miller | Jul 23, 2009

Meet the Season 5 Artist: Mary Heilmann

by Wesley Miller | Jul 23, 2009

The above video is excerpted from the Season 5 episode Fantasy, premiering on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 10pm (ET) on PBS (check local listings). Fantasy presents four artists — …

Because You’re Worth It

by Wesley Miller | Jul 22, 2009

Because You’re Worth It

by Wesley Miller | Jul 22, 2009

VIDEO: Ali Jersey Art 21 from Jamtron on Vimeo. Clever, irreverent, earnest…is this the best spoof of Art21 of all time?

Meet the Season 5 Artist: Doris Salcedo

by Wesley Miller | Jul 16, 2009

Meet the Season 5 Artist: Doris Salcedo

by Wesley Miller | Jul 16, 2009

The above video is excerpted from the Season 5 episode Compassion, premiering on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 10pm (ET) on PBS (check local listings). Compassion features three artists — …

Meet the Season 5 Artist: Carrie Mae Weems

by Wesley Miller | Jul 9, 2009

Meet the Season 5 Artist: Carrie Mae Weems

by Wesley Miller | Jul 9, 2009

The above video is excerpted from the Season 5 episode Compassion, premiering on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 10pm (ET) on PBS (check local listings). Compassion features three artists — …

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Meet the Season 5 Artist: William Kentridge

by Wesley Miller | Jul 7, 2009

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Meet the Season 5 Artist: William Kentridge

by Wesley Miller | Jul 7, 2009

The above video is excerpted from the Season 5 episode Compassion, premiering on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 10pm (ET) on PBS (check local listings). Compassion features three artists — …

Season 5 Trailer: Sneak Peek!

by Wesley Miller | Apr 21, 2009

Season 5 Trailer: Sneak Peek!

by Wesley Miller | Apr 21, 2009

Season Five of the Peabody Award-winning television series Art:21—Art in the Twenty-First Century premieres on PBS in the United States (Fall 2009). This trailer spotlights the artists Mary Heilmann, William …

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Jenny Holzer | “Projection for Chicago”

by Wesley Miller | Mar 9, 2009

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Jenny Holzer | “Projection for Chicago”

by Wesley Miller | Mar 9, 2009

DOWNLOAD VIA ITUNES | SUBSCRIBE VIA RSS Jenny Holzer discusses the process behind her series of Xenon Projections as part of the exhibition PROTECT PROTECT at the Museum of Contemporary …

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Oliver Herring | Legacy

by Wesley Miller | Feb 20, 2009

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Oliver Herring | Legacy

by Wesley Miller | Feb 20, 2009

DOWNLOAD VIA ITUNES | SUBSCRIBE VIA RSS EXCLUSIVE: Artist Oliver Herring discusses what he perceives as generational shifts in our relationship to the camera, mortality, and legacy, accompanied by scenes …

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Jessica Stockholder | Beauty & Politics

by Wesley Miller | Feb 12, 2009

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Jessica Stockholder | Beauty & Politics

by Wesley Miller | Feb 12, 2009

DOWNLOAD VIA ITUNES | SUBSCRIBE VIA RSS EXCLUSIVE: In her New Haven, Connecticut studio, artist Jessica Stockholder discusses the relationship between beauty, pleasure and taste, and how all three have …

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Laylah Ali | Newspaper Clippings

by Wesley Miller | Feb 5, 2009

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Laylah Ali | Newspaper Clippings

by Wesley Miller | Feb 5, 2009

DOWNLOAD VIA ITUNES | SUBSCRIBE VIA RSS EXCLUSIVE: In her Williamstown, MA studio, artist Laylah Ali discusses her system of organizing newspaper clippings, which includes photographs of swimmer Michael Phelps, …