Tag Archives: Artist Interview

Resisting Dichotomies & Compressing Complexity: An Interview with Jack Whitten

by Ian Forster | Apr 16, 2018

Resisting Dichotomies & Compressing Complexity: An Interview with Jack Whitten

by Ian Forster | Apr 16, 2018

Interviewed in his Queens, New York studio in October 2017, Jack Whitten reflects on his childhood, the inequality he faced as a Black artist, and the necessity of fighting simplistic dichotomies.

Booked

Flickering Memoirs and Surveys: An Interview with Bill Burns

by Caroline Picard | Feb 21, 2017

Booked

Flickering Memoirs and Surveys: An Interview with Bill Burns

by Caroline Picard | Feb 21, 2017

Caroline Picard interviews artist Bill Burns about his new book, “Hans Ulrich Obrist Hear Us,” both a memoir and an artistic survey that questions notions of cultural capital.

“Is There Racism in Heaven?”—An Interview with Nick Cave

by Jacquelyn Gleisner | Jan 17, 2017

“Is There Racism in Heaven?”—An Interview with Nick Cave

by Jacquelyn Gleisner | Jan 17, 2017

Jacquelyn Gleisner speaks with artist Nick Cave about his immersive installation “Until,” on view at MASS MoCA through September 2017.

Filmmaking and Todo lo demás: An Interview with Natalia Almada

by Art21 | Oct 14, 2016

Filmmaking and Todo lo demás: An Interview with Natalia Almada

by Art21 | Oct 14, 2016

Season 8 artist Natalia Almada discusses filmmaking as a woman in Mexico and her latest project “Todo lo demás,” with “Mexico City” director Deborah Dickson in a new interview.

Unearthing Place: An Interview with Teresita Fernández

by Lindsey Davis | Sep 21, 2016

Unearthing Place: An Interview with Teresita Fernández

by Lindsey Davis | Sep 21, 2016

In an extended interview with Teresita Fernández, the artist discusses her work’s relationship to notions of landscape and place.

Fame and Feminism: An Interview with Kate Durbin

by Lindsey Davis | Jul 12, 2016

Fame and Feminism: An Interview with Kate Durbin

by Lindsey Davis | Jul 12, 2016

With a merciless girliness, feminist performance artist Kate Durbin gently bridges the gap between exposed and hidden parts.

Word is a Virus

Language, Time, & A Logo for America: An Interview with Alfredo Jaar

by Maria Pia Masella | Jun 30, 2016

Word is a Virus

Language, Time, & A Logo for America: An Interview with Alfredo Jaar

by Maria Pia Masella | Jun 30, 2016

Season 4 artist Alfredo Jaar discusses the latest installation of “A Logo for America,” coming this summer to London’s Piccadilly Circus.

Inside the Artist's Studio

Remapping the City: An Interview with Dave Kennedy

by Mark Reamy | May 23, 2016

Inside the Artist's Studio

Remapping the City: An Interview with Dave Kennedy

by Mark Reamy | May 23, 2016

Seattle artist Dave Kennedy shares the motivations behind his photographic collages that investigate perceptions of urban spaces.

PROGRESS BE LYK: An Interview with Shawn Huckins

by Lindsey Davis | Apr 4, 2016

PROGRESS BE LYK: An Interview with Shawn Huckins

by Lindsey Davis | Apr 4, 2016

In this interview with Denver-based artist Shawn Huckins, he reveals the motivations behind his contemplative, yet hilarious reinventions of historical paintings.

Center Field: Art in the Middle

The Sensation of Un-thought Thoughts: An Interview with Simone Forti

by Caroline Picard | Mar 1, 2016

Center Field: Art in the Middle

The Sensation of Un-thought Thoughts: An Interview with Simone Forti

by Caroline Picard | Mar 1, 2016

Caroline Picard interviews experimental dancer, choreographer, and writer Simone Forti, who recently held a two-day workshop at Northwestern University entitled “Thinking with the Body.”

“Repellent Fence / Valla Repelente”

by Postcommodity | Feb 4, 2016

“Repellent Fence / Valla Repelente”

by Postcommodity | Feb 4, 2016

Continuing their exploration of contested spaces, Postcommodity recently presented Repellent Fence / Valla Repelente, the largest bi-national land art installation ever exhibited on the US/Mexico border. The temporary, two-mile-long fence …

Confronting Crisis: An Interview with Syrian Artists Tammam Azzam, Sara Shamma & Kevork Mourad

by Lindsey Davis | Jan 21, 2016

Confronting Crisis: An Interview with Syrian Artists Tammam Azzam, Sara Shamma & Kevork Mourad

by Lindsey Davis | Jan 21, 2016

These three Syrian artists left their homes behind, and their bodies of work have been forever changed by the war that’s tearing their nation apart. In this extended interview we find answers to the question: What is life like as a refugee and artist?

Dismantling History: An Interview with Titus Kaphar

by Lindsey Davis | Dec 2, 2015

Dismantling History: An Interview with Titus Kaphar

by Lindsey Davis | Dec 2, 2015

A canvas curtain slips from its place of prestige, revealing another that’s hidden beneath. The folds of a Thomas Jefferson portrait gracefully fall, and behind it we see an African …

Open Enrollment

Cold Showers and Manic Transcendence: Cranbrook Students Talk Method

by Lindsay Preston Zappas | Feb 1, 2012

Open Enrollment

Cold Showers and Manic Transcendence: Cranbrook Students Talk Method

by Lindsay Preston Zappas | Feb 1, 2012

How do artists make the most of their time in the studio? Five Cranbrook grad students discuss their personal methodologies.

No Preservatives: Conversations about Conservation

Concepts Around Interviewing Artists: a Discussion with Glenn Wharton

by Richard McCoy | Oct 20, 2009

No Preservatives: Conversations about Conservation

Concepts Around Interviewing Artists: a Discussion with Glenn Wharton

by Richard McCoy | Oct 20, 2009

IMA conservator Richard McCoy discusses the methodology and the process of interviewing artists with MoMA conservator Glenn Wharton.