Originally trained as an actress, Catherine Sullivan stages elaborate filmed and live performances that use historical references to address societal structures.
New York-based painter Wade Guyton uses everyday digital technologies such as desktop computers, scanners, and inkjet printers to explore traditional forms of art.
Through her sculptures and paintings, Kenyan-born Wangechi Mutu pays homage to notions of the sublime and the abject together with identity, race, and poverty.
Jackson juxtaposes objects and philosophical thoughts to explore what he calls “the horriful”—the potential of our actions to bring both beauty and horror.
Janine Antoni gives a brief overview of her work, and demonstrates the movement meditation practice, called the 5Rhythms.
1 hr 37 min
About Conversations with Artists
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The lively Conversations with Artists series provides an opportunity to hear from and speak with leading contemporary artists in an informal setting. Nearly three dozen artists working in various…
media have participated since the inception of the program in 2006, including Vito Acconci, Nikki S. Lee, Mel Chin, and Walid Raad, among others. The conversations are cosponsored by the George Washington University.