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Videos 43

Precious Okoyomon’s Creative Destruction 9:43

Precious Okoyomon’s Creative Destruction

    July 22, 2026

    Lenka Clayton in “Human Nature” 13:23

    Lenka Clayton in “Human Nature”

      June 10, 2026

      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 43

                                                                                        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 with short brown hair wearing a blue and white checkered shirt smiles while sitting indoors.
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Precious Okoyomon with braided hair and a light sweater lies on a textured rug, smiling, surrounded by colorful stuffed toys.
                                                                                        Precious Okoyomon
                                                                                        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.