Rachel Schragis, Artist and Activist, Part III
In the third and final part of our interview with Rachel Schragis, she discusses Occupy Museums, the connection between education and activism and her attempts to occupy her own practice. Audio +...
View ArticlePeter Brock, Part I
“I started to seek out greater objecthood in what I was making…” In Part I, Peter Brock discusses his move away from traditional painting and how the preparation of his New York gallery debut has...
View ArticlePeter Brock, Part II
In Part II, we continue our conversation with Peter Brock, in which the artist describes his unique relationship to materials, the architectural influences on his practice and the splendor of a...
View ArticleIan Swanson, painter, sculptor and sound artist
Artwrit sat down with Ian Swanson, recent New York transplant, to discuss his move to the big apple, space to create and his work spanning several mediums. Audio + transcript below. Artwrit: We’re here...
View ArticleJon Kessler, Part I
This month our Oral History Initiative features Jon Kessler, artist and professor at Columbia University. In Part I, Kessler discusses the impact of new technology, on society and individual, as well...
View ArticleJon Kessler, Part II
In this month’s Oral History Initiative, we pick up where we left off with Jon Kessler. In Part II, Kessler discusses his decision to opt out of grad school, the collision of opposites in his work and...
View ArticleHermes Knauer, Part I
This month our Oral History Initiative features Hermes Knauer, armorer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In Part I, Knauer talks to Michelle Jubin about growing up in New York City, the comfort...
View ArticleHermes Knauer, Part II
In Part II of our conversation with Hermes Knauer, the master restorer discusses his forty-year history with the Met and the importance of remembering “to do no harm.” Audio + transcript below....
View ArticleHermes Knauer, Part III
In the third and final part of Michelle Jubin’s conversation with Hermes Knauer, the Met armorer discusses the “respect and reverence to the object” that must accompany the privilege “to handle and...
View ArticleDennis Cooper
This month’s Oral History Initiative features Matthew Steinbrecher’s conversation with novelist and performance artist Dennis Cooper. Cooper discusses the impact of his life on his work, his long...
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