Studio Time

Cecilia Vicuña taps into instincts to imagine solutions for the impossible.

Through meticulously labored paintings, Laylah Ali investigates the disconnect between the human body and freedom.

Diedrick Brackens weaves love, labor, and African American legacy into his textiles. Interview conducted by Essence Harden in the artist’s Los Angeles studio.

Through examinations of ceramics and nineteenth-century medical portraiture, Jes Fan considers the symbolism and economics of biological substances.

Stephanie Syjuco recalibrated her practice to provide aid for essential workers on the front lines of a global pandemic.

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

Lorna Simpson on weaving literature into her visual practice and the artists inspiring her today.

Hans Berg collects digital and analogue sounds to score his film collaborations with Nathalie Djurberg.

Doreen Garner redefines body-building in sculpture and ink.

Graffiti taught Eddie Martinez the values of painting fast.

Interviewed in his Queens, New York studio in October 2017, Jack Whitten reflects on his childhood, the inequality he faced as a Black artist, and the necessity of fighting simplistic dichotomies.