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Author Interview: Carrie Rickey on A Complicated Passion: The Life and Work of Agnes Varda
Season 10
This week I spoke with Carrie Rickey, the author of a new biography of Agnes Varda. Varda is considered to be one of the greatest female directors in…
1 year, 3 months ago
Alfred Stieglitz | The Steerage (encore)
Season 10
Alfred Stieglitz is considered by many to be the father of modern photography. He looked at the camera as not simply a tool to document the world, bu…
1 year, 3 months ago
Edward Hopper | Nighthawks
Season 10
The brilliance of Edward Hopper is that he was able to be simultaneously specific and concrete yet vague and leave a lot up to the viewer to interpre…
1 year, 3 months ago
Mark Rothko | The Seagram Murals
Season 10
Mark Rothko is one of the most famous painters of the Abstract Expressionist movement. While many look at his paintings as simple rectangles of vario…
1 year, 3 months ago
Dr. Rosemary Lee | Art & AI
Season 10
Is an AI generated image really art? How might AI tools affect the way artists create their work? Will AI replace human artists?
Rosemary Lee is an a…
1 year, 3 months ago
Emily Kame Kngwarreye | Earth's Creation (encore)
Season 10
Emily Kame Kngwarreye was born around 1910, a time when the Aboriginal people were not considered full citizens in their own country. Earth’s Creatio…
1 year, 3 months ago
Sean Roschman | Niko8
Season 10
Sean Roschman is the creative director for Niko8, a dance company in Chicago. He has worked designing, choreographing and directing unique large scal…
1 year, 4 months ago
Edgar Degas
Season 10
Degas is famous for his beautiful depictions of ballet dancers, but he was also giving a glimpse into the tough reality those dancers experienced.
Edg…
1 year, 4 months ago
Gustave Caillebotte | Paris Street; Rainy Day (encore)
Season 10
Many know the image of Paris Street; Rainy Day, but somehow far fewer know the artist who painted it, Gustave Caillebotte. He was born in Paris in th…
1 year, 4 months ago
Georgia O'Keeffe (encore)
Season 10
Georgia O'Keeffe was one of the greatest American painters of the 20th century. She was among the most influential painters in developing modern abst…
1 year, 4 months ago