Jacolby Satterwhite Is Going Public
From the series, "New York Close Up" How does a busy artist get the job done? Amid a demanding appearance and performance schedule, artist Jacolby Satterwhite works to finish his latest animation,...
View ArticleAbigail DeVille's Flair for the Dramatic
From the series, "New York Close Up" How do you get your audience to touch the art? Artist Abigail DeVille constructs the set for a premiere performance of Adrienne Kennedy's play She Talks to...
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...
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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...
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