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Videos 41

Trey Abdella's Miserable Dream 9:35

Trey Abdella's Miserable Dream

    December 10, 2025

    Hyeree Ro's Precise Ambiguity 11:13

    Hyeree Ro's Precise Ambiguity

      April 9, 2025

      Guadalupe Maravilla’s <i>Mariposa Relámpago</i> 13:31

      Guadalupe Maravilla’s Mariposa Relámpago

        February 26, 2025

        Sincerely Yours, Hadi Falapishi 11:01

        Sincerely Yours, Hadi Falapishi

          October 23, 2024

          Daniel Lind-Ramos in “Everyday Icons” 13:57

          Daniel Lind-Ramos in “Everyday Icons”

            April 7, 2023

            Diane Severin Nguyen’s Transfigurations 8:34

            Diane Severin Nguyen’s Transfigurations

              September 21, 2022

              Rose Salane's Lost & Found 9:25

              Rose Salane's Lost & Found

                July 13, 2022

                Azikiwe Mohammed is a Guy Who Makes Stuff 9:38

                Azikiwe Mohammed is a Guy Who Makes Stuff

                  March 23, 2022

                  Adam Milner Takes Care of the Details 8:30

                  Adam Milner Takes Care of the Details

                    July 14, 2021

                    Breaking Free 4:52

                    Breaking Free

                    Guan Xiao

                      April 28, 2021

                      Guan Xiao in 12:57

                      Guan Xiao in "Beijing"

                        September 25, 2020

                        Kevin Beasley’s Raw Materials 9:27

                        Kevin Beasley’s Raw Materials

                          February 6, 2019

                          Everyone Should Have a Studio 4:10

                          Everyone Should Have a Studio

                          Liz Magor

                            February 10, 2017

                            Liz Magor in 15:31

                            Liz Magor in "Vancouver"

                              September 23, 2016

                              Brian Jungen in 13:26

                              Brian Jungen in "Vancouver"

                                September 23, 2016

                                Nick Cave in 13:24

                                Nick Cave in "Chicago"

                                  September 16, 2016

                                  3:30

                                  "Measuring Stick"

                                  Sarah Sze

                                    April 1, 2016

                                    How We See the World 3:34

                                    How We See the World

                                    Sarah Sze

                                      March 25, 2016

                                      Autoconstrucción 5:01

                                      Autoconstrucción

                                      Abraham Cruzvillegas

                                        March 4, 2016

                                        Rashid Johnson Keeps His Cool 6:53

                                        Rashid Johnson Keeps His Cool

                                          April 3, 2015

                                          Alejandro Almanza Pereda Escapes from New York 10:21

                                          Alejandro Almanza Pereda Escapes from New York

                                            March 6, 2015

                                            Abraham Cruzvillegas in 16:53

                                            Abraham Cruzvillegas in "Legacy"

                                              November 7, 2014

                                              Trevor Paglen in 17:14

                                              Trevor Paglen in "Secrets"

                                                October 31, 2014

                                                Beauty & Ugliness 2:50

                                                Beauty & Ugliness

                                                Fred Wilson

                                                  February 7, 2014

                                                  Alejandro Almanza Pereda Strikes A Balance 8:47

                                                  Alejandro Almanza Pereda Strikes A Balance

                                                    November 13, 2013

                                                    5:09

                                                    "The Former and the Ladder or Ascension and a Cinchin'"

                                                    Trenton Doyle Hancock

                                                      November 1, 2013

                                                      Heads 2:20

                                                      Heads

                                                      David Altmejd

                                                        October 4, 2013

                                                        Improvisation 4:21

                                                        Improvisation

                                                        Sarah Sze

                                                          July 27, 2012

                                                          Sarah Sze in 20:57

                                                          Sarah Sze in "Balance"

                                                            May 5, 2012

                                                            David Altmejd in 18:24

                                                            David Altmejd in "Boundaries"

                                                              April 21, 2012

                                                              Ai Weiwei in 18:44

                                                              Ai Weiwei in "Change"

                                                                April 14, 2012

                                                                Rashid Johnson Makes Things to Put Things On 5:44

                                                                Rashid Johnson Makes Things to Put Things On

                                                                  June 20, 2011

                                                                  4:10

                                                                  "Lost Objects" & "Natural Copies"

                                                                  Allan McCollum

                                                                    March 4, 2011

                                                                    Cabinet of Curiosities 3:12

                                                                    Cabinet of Curiosities

                                                                    Hiroshi Sugimoto

                                                                      February 4, 2011

                                                                      Recycling Images 1:57

                                                                      Recycling Images

                                                                      John Baldessari

                                                                        February 12, 2010

                                                                        Allan McCollum in 13:59

                                                                        Allan McCollum in "Systems"

                                                                          October 28, 2009

                                                                          Alfredo Jaar in 13:59

                                                                          Alfredo Jaar in "Protest"

                                                                            November 4, 2007

                                                                            Fred Wilson in 13:56

                                                                            Fred Wilson in "Structures"

                                                                              September 30, 2005

                                                                              Gabriel Orozco in 16:09

                                                                              Gabriel Orozco in "Loss & Desire"

                                                                                September 10, 2003

                                                                                Trenton Doyle Hancock in 12:55

                                                                                Trenton Doyle Hancock in "Stories"

                                                                                  September 9, 2003

                                                                                  John Feodorov in 9:59

                                                                                  John Feodorov in "Spirituality"

                                                                                    September 21, 2001

                                                                                    Artists

                                                                                    Artists 42

                                                                                    Trey Abdella with a beard and short hair looks up with a serious expression, standing indoors near a corrugated metal ceiling.
                                                                                    Trey Abdella
                                                                                    Ai Weiwei
                                                                                    Alejandro Almanza Pereda
                                                                                    David Altmejd
                                                                                    Kevin Beasley
                                                                                    David Brooks
                                                                                    Tania Bruguera
                                                                                    Nick Cave
                                                                                    Lenka Clayton
                                                                                    Abraham Cruzvillegas
                                                                                    Abigail DeVille
                                                                                    Hadi Falapishi Headshot
                                                                                    Hadi Falapishi
                                                                                    John Feodorov
                                                                                    Theaster Gates
                                                                                    Guan Xiao
                                                                                    Trenton Doyle Hancock
                                                                                    Lynn Hershman Leeson in a red shirt black blazer in front of plants.
                                                                                    Lynn Hershman Leeson
                                                                                    Alfredo Jaar
                                                                                    Side profile of Rashid Johnson sitting in a high back wooden chair.
                                                                                    Rashid Johnson
                                                                                    Brian Jungen
                                                                                    Daniel Lind-Ramso wearing glasses and a blue collared shirt, smiling out past the camera.
                                                                                    Daniel Lind-Ramos
                                                                                    Liz Magor
                                                                                    Mary Mattingly
                                                                                    Allan McCollum
                                                                                    Adam Milner
                                                                                    Closeup shot of Azikiwe Mohammed wearing a grey wig and hat, and translucent yellow cat-eye sunglasses.
                                                                                    Azikiwe Mohammed
                                                                                    Diane Severin Nguyen holding a Fujifilm camera, partially illuminated with warm light, looking directly into the lens in a dimly lit setting.
                                                                                    Diane Severin Nguyen
                                                                                    Gabriel Orozco
                                                                                    Damián Ortega
                                                                                    The Propeller Group
                                                                                    Michael Rakowitz with a mustache and curly hair, wearing a blue patterned shirt and jacket.
                                                                                    Michael Rakowitz
                                                                                    Hyeree Ro with dark hair looks down with a neutral expression, in an outdoor setting.
                                                                                    Hyeree Ro
                                                                                    Rose Salane
                                                                                    Song Dong
                                                                                    Jessica Stockholder
                                                                                    Hiroshi Sugimoto
                                                                                    Stephanie Syjuco
                                                                                    Sarah Sze with glasses pushed on top of her head, smiling looking out at the camera.
                                                                                    Sarah Sze
                                                                                    Mika Tajima
                                                                                    Fred Wilson
                                                                                    Yin Xiuzhen
                                                                                    Bryan Zanisnik
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                                                                                    In the Studio

                                                                                    Fernando Palma Rodríguez

                                                                                    In the Studio

                                                                                    G. Peter Jemison

                                                                                    Big Question

                                                                                    How can art be a collective process?

                                                                                    In the Studio

                                                                                    En el Estudio: Berenice Olmedo

                                                                                    In the Studio

                                                                                    Michael Rakowitz

                                                                                    Michael Rakowitzuses everyday objects to render lost artifacts into ghostly new forms.

                                                                                    In the Studio

                                                                                    Harry Gould Harvey IV

                                                                                    Harry Gould Harvey IV intervenes in local ecologies to learn and make sustainable change.

                                                                                    In the Studio

                                                                                    Rose Salane

                                                                                    Original interview conducted by Samantha Ozer in January 2022, edited by Jurrell Lewis. Original photography by Elliott Jerome Brown Jr. for Art21. Additional photography courtesy of the artist and Carlos/Ishikawa Gallery. Published in June 2022.

                                                                                    Interview

                                                                                    Idea Generator

                                                                                    Liz Magor discusses how she approaches her sculptural practice, how we value objects, and her desire for a quiet studio.