Welcome 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 ArticleMatt 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...
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