Unusually Minimal Artwork
Unusually Minimal Artwork Challenges the Definitions of Art – Richard Tuttle. Curators Madeleine Grynsztejn and Connie Butler discuss how Richard Tuttle’s unconventional approach to placement and materials pushes the limits […]
Dreamlike Photographs
Dreamlike Photographs of Everyday Mysteries – Rinko Kawauchi. Photographer Rinko Kawauchi discusses her interest in the small mysteries of everyday life, which she explores in her series Utatane (2001).
Ellsworth Kelly Explains Abstract Art
Artist Ellsworth Kelly, a minimalist pioneer, recalls his first encounter with abstraction and reflects on how his decades-long fascination with line, form, and color has manifested in both his paintings […]
Inside the Room-Sized Camera
Inside the Room-Sized Camera That Takes Stunning Portraits – Richard Learoyd. Photographer Richard Learoyd demonstrates how to make a photograph using a jumbo-size camera obscura he built himself.
Traditions Collide on Canvas
Nigerian, European, and American Traditions Collide on Canvas – Njideka Akunyili Crosby. Nigerian-born painter Njideka Akunyili Crosby often grapples with dual ideas of home in her work. She discusses how […]
Artmaking – Daido Moriyama
Artmaking is the Act of Making Copies – Daido Moriyama. Photographer Daido Moriyama reflects on the essence of his medium, his appreciation for the Pop artist Andy Warhol, and his […]
Artist Cribs: Sean McFarland
Artist Sean McFarland reveals his collections of rocks from San Francisco’s Ocean Beach and black-and-white photographs of waterfalls. Watch how he makes cyanotypes using both original and found objects and […]
Artist: Mark di Suvero
Sculptor Mark di Suvero recalls immigrating to San Francisco as a child during World War II, and later, being immersed in the city’s bohemian culture. He describes his experience of […]
Dora Garcia Hearts Scifi
Artist Dora Garcia shares how her creative practice was influenced by dystopic science fiction—including books by Philip K. Dick and Ray Bradbury and the film Blade Runner (1982).
Artists Heart Artists
Artists of different generations and backgrounds—and working across many mediums—show some love for other artists who inspired them.
