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Ursula von Rydingsvard: "Becoming an Artist" | "...
04:16
Jan 20, 2012
Episode #149: Filmed at her Brooklyn studio, artist Ursula von Rydingsvard recounts her family's journey from German refugee camps during WWII to their difficult early years...
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Laurie Simmons: Actress Meryl Streep | "Exclusiv...
03:36
Jan 6, 2012
Filmed in 2006 at Industria Studios, New York, photographer Laurie Simmons directs scenes for her first film, “The Music of Regret” starring Meryl Streep. A longtime friend ...
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An-My Lê: "Trap Rock"
05:26
Dec 16, 2011
Exclusive Episode #147: Commissioned by Dia:Beacon, artist An-My Lê makes photographs of the Trap Rock basalt quarry on the Hudson river with her large-format camera. Compar...
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Cao Fei: Building "RMB City" | "Exclusive" | Art21
03:45
Dec 2, 2011
Episode #146: In her Beijing studio, Cao Fei discusses the inspirations, process, and challenges behind developing and building a virtual urban environment within the digita...
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Paul McCarthy: "Captain Ballsack"
04:03
Nov 11, 2011
Episode #143: Filmed in his Los Angeles studio, artist Paul McCarthy and production manager Amy Baumann describe the nearly decade-long, organic process behind the sculpture...
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Cindy Sherman: Fashion | "Exclusive" | Art21
03:13
Sep 9, 2011
Episode #143: Commissioned by French Vogue to create a fashion editorial featuring clothes from the Spanish design house Balenciaga, artist Cindy Sherman discusses the first...
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Paul McCarthy: "Central Symmetrical Rotation Mov...
04:21
May 13, 2011
Episode #142: Artist Paul McCarthy discusses his interest in art as political theater and his sculptures as akin to amusement park rides. Featuring the works "Bang Bang Room...
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Hiroshi Sugimoto: Becoming an Artist
03:12
Apr 29, 2011
Episode #141: Filmed in his New York studio, artist Hiroshi Sugimoto recounts his student days studying Western philosophy (Hegel, Kant, Marx) in Tokyo, encountering Orienta...
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Cao Fei: "PRD Anti-Heroes"
04:02
Apr 15, 2011
Episode #140: Artist Cao Fei discusses her multi-media theatrical work "PRD Anti-Heroes" (2005), a play performed by non-professional actors. Investigating the "anonymous an...
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Cindy Sherman: Characters
03:36
Apr 1, 2011
Episode #139: Cindy Sherman reveals how dressing up in character began as a kind of performance and evolved into her earliest photographic series such as "Bus Riders" (1976)...
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Carrie Mae Weems: "The Kitchen Table Series"
03:09
Mar 18, 2011
Episode #138: Filmed in her Syracuse studio, artist Carrie Mae Weems discusses the impetus for her work "The Kitchen Table Series" (1990), a photographic investigation of a ...
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Allan McCollum: "Lost Objects" & "Natural Copies"
04:11
Mar 4, 2011
Episode #137: Filmed in his Brooklyn studio, artist Allan McCollum discusses two projects utilizing dinosaur fossils—"Lost Objects" (begun 1991) and "Natural Copies (begun 1...
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