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TimesTalks - In and Out of Painting
Author:
Red Grooms, Alex Katz, and Roberta Smith
Format:
Audio Download
Audio Length:
1 hour and 15 min.
Rating:
Price:
$9.95
Publisher's Summary:
Red Grooms is a painter, sculptor and filmmaker whose body of work is full of kinetic activity, pop culture references and bright, engaging color. One of his better-known installations was Ruckus Manhattan, which included a 30-foot tall World Trade Center glowing with lights, a 15-foot Statue of Liberty and a swaying Brooklyn Bridge.Alex Katz is an acclaimed and honored painter known for his unique style: flat colors that illuminate stylized portraits of individuals. He had his first show in 1954 and has had a traveling exhibition of his work that included an installation at the Whitney Museum of Art. In 1996, Colby College in Maine dedicated an entire wing of its museum to his work. Roberta Smith is an arts critic for the New York Times. She has written for the Village Voice and Art Forum, among other publications. She has also taught and lectured on art history, criticism and contemporary art. Two pioneering avant garde artists review their works, influences and concern for the future of art in a wide ranging discussion with art critic Roberta Smith. Pop sculptor and painter Red Grooms laments the influence of photography and digital technology on contemporary artists. "Be aggressive about seeing," not simply recording, is the message. Alex Katz questions the speed with which young artists move from graduate school to popular fame without much seasoned growth. Or sacrifice in unheated lofts!
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