Matt Roche & Jaimie Warren's Big Extended Whoop Dee Doo Family
What brings a community together? Over pizza and beers, the dedicated crew behind Whoop Dee Doo—artist Matt Roche & Jaimie Warren's traveling kids variety show—discuss the artistic and emotional...
View ArticleDaniel Gordon Looks Back
From the series, "New York Close Up" How does an artist keep it interesting in the studio? In his Windsor Terrace workspace in Brooklyn, photographer Daniel Gordon reflects on his decade-long...
View ArticleBryan Zanisnik & Eric Winkler's Animated Conversation
From the series, "New York Close Up" What if your life was a cartoon? Bryan Zanisnik and Eric Winkler meet at a Brooklyn cafe where Zanisnik shares outlandish stories of his life as an artist that...
View ArticleMarela Zacarías's Great Expectations
From the series, "New York Close Up" How does a Brooklyn artist imagine both her past and future? After a decade of hard-fought accomplishments in New York City, artist Marela Zacarías completes a...
View ArticleJaimie Warren Is A Total Character
From the series, "New York Close Up" How does an artist honor her heroes? Matching the playful “anything goes” aesthetic of its subject, this film explores the photographic and video work of...
View ArticleLouise Despont According to the Universe
From the series, "New York Close Up" What is the source of inspiration? Filmed in her Tribeca studio, Louise Despont peruses a vast reference library of images she began collecting in high school and...
View ArticleLucas Blalock's Digital Toolkit
From the series, "New York Close Up" Have you ever wanted a Photoshop tutorial from an artist? Filmed in his Greenpoint studio, artist Lucas Blalock creates uncanny pictures using simple tools in...
View ArticleCaroline Woolard Flips the Real Estate Script
From the series, "New York Close Up" How can New Yorkers hope to stay put in a city where rents make living all but impossible? Impelled by her own personal experiences, artist and organizer Caroline...
View ArticleJamian Juliano-Villani's Painting Compulsion
From the series, "New York Close Up" What makes a painter paint? Filmed in her Bedford-Stuyvesant studio, artist Jamian Juliano-Villani uses a digital projector to create surreal paintings and...
View ArticleWelcome to Whoop Dee Doo! (with Matt Roche & Jaimie Warren Too)
From the series, "New York Close Up" What is meaningful community art? In this film, the artist-led variety show Whoop Dee Doo—co-directed by Jaimie Warren and Matt Roche—collaborates with the Urban...
View ArticleDiana Al-Hadid Plays the Classics
From the series, "New York Close Up" How do you get a painting to stand up on its own? At her Bushwick, Brooklyn studio and OHWOW Gallery in Los Angeles, artist Diana Al-Hadid creates a singularly...
View ArticleRashid Johnson Keeps His Cool
From the series, "New York Close Up" What happens when an artist follows his instincts? In this film, artist Rashid Johnson charts a decade-long aesthetic and professional development from his early...
View ArticleAlejandro Almanza Escapes from New York
From the series, "New York Close Up" Why would an artist leave the greatest city in the world? Artist Alejandro Almanza Pereda lives out his own personal Escape from New York (1981)—the John...
View ArticleDaniel Gordon & Ruby Sky Stiler Take Baby Steps
From the series, "New York Close Up" What's the art of balancing work and family? From their home in Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn, married artists Daniel Gordon and Ruby Sky Stiler candidly discuss the...
View ArticleBryan Zanisnik Goes to the Meadowlands
From the series, "New York Close Up" Where are the blank spots on the map? In this film, artist Bryan Zanisnik hikes through the New Jersey Meadowlands landscape and exhibits his work Meadowlands...
View ArticleMariah Robertson's Chemical Reactions
From the series, "New York Close Up" How does an artist come to grips with the uncontrollable? Filmed over the course of four years, artist Mariah Roberston experiments with photographic chemistry in...
View ArticleAbigail DeVille's Harlem Stories
From the series, "New York Close Up" How does an artist acknowledge forgotten people? In this film, artist Abigail DeVille stalks the streets of Harlem with a trash-laden push cart, creating temporary...
View ArticleMarela Zacarías Goes Big & Goes Home
From the series, "New York Close Up" What does an artist bring to a homecoming? Working in her Bedford–Stuyvesant studio, artist Marela Zacarías undertakes Red Meander (2014), a commission by the Art...
View ArticleBryan Zanisnik Keeps It in the Family
From the series, "New York Close Up" How does an artist figure out what’s truly essential? Performing A Woman Waits For Me II (2014) with his parents at Pace University in Lower Manhattan, artist...
View ArticleLouise Despont Draws Deep
From the series, "New York Close Up" How does an artist get maximum results out of minimal means? Artist Louise Despont uses architectural stencils to create intricate pencil-on-paper drawings in her...
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