Get up close and personal with interviews from artists in our collection. Image: David Beck, artist interview video still.
Smithsonian American Art Museum
David Beck's Mvsevm was commissioned by the American Art Museum in 2006 to commemorate the reopening of the museum after its renovation.
On the occasion of the exhibition, Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Remembering the Running Fence [1], Christo describes the making of the Running Fence in Sonoma and Marin Counties, California in the 1970s. He describes collaborating with with Jeanne-Claude, working with the ranchers, obtaining permits and the experience of it all. [1] http://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/archive/2010/christo/
Artist Kathy Vargas discusses her background, influences, and thoughts on being a "Latina Artist."
Artist Muriel Hasbun reflects on her background, her work, and being a "Latina Artist."
Artist Martina Lopez discusses her work, her background, and what it means to be a "Latina Artist."
Artist Maria Martinez-Cañas discusses her background, work, and influences.
A conversation between Artist Jean Shin and Curator Joanna Marsh at the American Art Museum on the occasion of the 2009 exhibition Jean Shin: Common Threads.
Video interview with the artist William King produced for the Luce Foundation Center in the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
An interview with Kerry James Marshall at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in the Lincoln Gallery. Marshall is one of the leading contemporary painters of his generation. Over the past twenty-five years, he has become internationally known for monumental images of African American history and culture.
An interview with the artist Jaune Quick-to-See Smith.
Video interview with the glass artist Matthew Szosz, who was featured in the exhibition "40 Under 40: Craft Futures" at the Renwick Gallery.
Toots Zynsky was born Mary Ann, but was called Toots almost from birth. She earned her BFA at the Rhode Island School of Design then went to Seattle to study with Dale Chihuly at the Pilchuck Glass School. Since then, she has returned to Pilchuck as a teacher. In the mid-1980s, she spent six months in Ghana, on a special research project, recording Ghanaian music. In 1995, her work was shown at special exhibitions in Tokyo, Zurich, Italy, Philadelphia, and Chicago.
Video interview with the artist Consuelo Jimenez Underwood produced for the Luce Foundation Center in the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Video interview with the artist Miriam Schapiro produced for the Luce Foundation Center in the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Video interview with the artist Yuriko Yamaguchi produced for the Luce Foundation Center in the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Video interview with the artist Frank Romero produced for the Luce Foundation Center in the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Video interview with the artist Jesús Moroles produced for the Luce Foundation Center in the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Video interview with the artist Luis Jiménez produced for the Luce Foundation Center in the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Video interview with the artist Alex Katz produced for the Luce Foundation Center in the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Video interview with the artist Robert Hudson produced for the Luce Foundation Center in the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Video interview with the artist Nicholas Herrera produced for the Luce Foundation Center in the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Video interview with the artist Grace Hartigan produced for the Luce Foundation Center in the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Video interview with the artist Sam Gilliam produced for the Luce Foundation Center in the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Video interview with the artist Harvey Dinnerstein produced for the Luce Foundation Center in the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Video interview with the artist John Cederquist produced for the Luce Foundation Center in the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Video interview with the artist WIlliam Christenberry produced for the Luce Foundation Center in the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Movie Palace is an elaborate kinetic sculpture that combines Hollywood escapism with the innocent pleasures of windup toys. Beck remembers movie going as a social experience that is disappearing from American culture today. Crafting this lost world in miniature creates the kind of magic that films once had, when they transported audiences to distant lands and improbable adventures. The fantasy world of film may no longer be what it was, but Beck's Movie Palace reminds us of the pleasures of pretending.
Video interview with the artist Will Barnett produced for the Luce Foundation Center in the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
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