Lisa Yuskavage on David Lynch, Giovanni Bellini, Becoming an Artist, and More | UNDER THE INFLUENCE
In this episode of “Under the Influence,” painter Lisa Yuskavage reflects on what it means to be an artist, tracing her journey from a restless undergraduate in Rome to a mature painter whose work fuses myth, psychology, and cinematic language. Yuskavage credits Giovanni Bellini’s *Sacred Conversation* for crystallizing her belief that a painting can host a dialogue across time, a “sacred conversation” between saints who never met. She extends that idea by treating canvases as sentient beings with feelings, likening them to a pubescent child struggling for agency. Mentors such as high‑school teacher Zena, college professor Richard Raceless, and Yale instructor Mel Bachner taught her to record visual information, differentiate illustration from representational painting, and let formal elements carry narrative weight. She recounts specific moments—standing in Venice’s San Zachariah, watching the lights flicker on Bellini’s altarpiece, and later creating the “bad baby” series during personal turmoil. Encounters with Jeff Koons, Mike Kelly, and David Lynch’s zoom‑into‑crack camera work inspired her to repurpose objects and characters, culminating in recent pieces like *The Artist Studio* where a former figure reappears on a stage within a painting‑within‑painting construct. Yuskavage’s testimony underscores a broader lesson for emerging creators: true influence is limited but profound, and artistic freedom depends on continual experimentation rather than early professionalization. Her blend of historical reverence, psychoanalytic rigor, and pop‑culture reference offers a template for artists seeking to make work that both challenges and converses with its audience.
Why This Sculpture Means so Much to Black Women | Thomas J Price: Ancient Feelings
The video spotlights Thomas J Price’s new public sculpture, a towering figure of a Black woman whose hair is rendered in painstakingly realistic braids and knot‑less styles. By foregrounding a hairstyle that is both culturally iconic and historically contested, the...
Inside This New York Artist’s Felt Studio
The video offers a tour of a New York‑based artist’s studio where she produces monumental felted wool works that read like visual research papers. Her practice pivots on translating scientific data—MRI scans, histological slices, and even astronomical photographs—into tactile,...
The Brooklyn Bridge—Photographed
The Metropolitan Museum of Art hosted an evening program titled “The Brooklyn Bridge—Photographed,” celebrating the newly installed exhibition “The Brooklyn Bridge Up Close.” Curator Jeff L. Rosenheim and education director Adelia Gregory introduced seven original 1867 drawings from the bridge’s...
Simco Audio. Interview with Stefan Simchowitz
The interview with Stefan Simchowitz reveals the founding vision behind Simco Audio: a hybrid space where high‑end sound systems and visual art coexist to create an immersive, slow‑paced gallery experience. Simchowitz recounts a serendipitous origin story involving a stray cat,...
How a Tiny Enamel Portrait Miniature Is Made | Painting with Glass and Fire
The video follows master enameller Ruth Ball as she painstakingly recreates a 1781 portrait of Queen Charlotte in miniature form, using the centuries‑old craft of vitreous enamel on a sub‑millimetre copper sheet. The process begins with grinding glass powders, washing...
Stories of Art: Hans Holbein the Younger - Painter to Henry VIII - Part 2
The episode examines Hans Holbein the Younger’s mid‑career pivot: his 1528 return to Basel amid religious upheaval, followed by a decisive move back to England as the Tudor court entered a seismic break with Rome. It traces how guild regulations...
"She Has Been Watching Over Me for 50 Years": Sanyu, “Beijing Circus” | Sotheby's
The video spotlights Sotheby’s upcoming sale of Sanyu’s 1976 work “Beijing Circus,” tracing how collector Mary obtained the piece during an estate sale and why it now commands attention. It frames the painting as a bridge between East and West,...
Vietnamese Art Toy Promote Culture and Folktale | Art Toy Việt Nam Vươn Ra Thế Giới
The video highlights a growing movement among Vietnamese creators to produce art toys that serve as miniature ambassadors of the nation’s rich folklore and cultural heritage. By translating age‑old myths, legendary characters and regional motifs into collectible figures, these designers...
In Conversation: Christina Quarles, Sasha Bonét & Anne Ellegood
The Hower and Breth Los Angeles conversation centered on painter Christina Quarles and her new show "Destiny is a Rose," a first solo exhibition in her hometown. The event, attended by writer Sasha Bonet and curator Anne Elgood, framed...
"I Wanted to Be Part of the Sea, the Sky, the Rocks" - How St Ives Drew Artists in |...
The video, produced by Christie's, chronicles how the remote Cornish town of St Ives became a magnet for mid‑20th‑century modernists, beginning with the wartime relocation of sculptor Barbara Hepworth and painter Ben Nicholson in 1939. It details how the region’s geology...
"I Love Tarantino" | Rose Wylie
Rose Wylie, a British painter known for her large‑scale, loosely rendered canvases, opens the video by declaring an unabashed love for Quentin Tarantino’s filmography. She references classics such as Pulp Fiction, Inglourious Basterds, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and...
In the Studio: Leslie Diuguid on Printing Cinga Samson’s ‘Oonomboyi 4’ | White Cube
Leslie Diuguid, owner‑operator of Du‑Good Press, discusses his collaboration with South African painter Cinga Samson on the screen‑printed work “Oonomboyi 4,” produced for White Cube. The conversation highlights how the press tailors its process to the artist’s vision, treating each print...
How Małgorzata Mirga-Tas Uses Textile Art to Reclaim Roma Stories
Małgorzata Mirga‑Tas, a Polish‑Romani artist, uses vibrant textile collages to reclaim Roma history and memory. By stitching fabrics from family and friends, she replaces bleak palettes with bright, patterned cloth, honoring traumatic events like the Holocaust while celebrating everyday life....
Behind The Canvas - S02E06 - Goenne Kintsugi
The latest episode of "Behind The Canvas" takes viewers to Goen, a modest workshop in Fukuoka, to explore kintsugi—the Japanese art of repairing broken objects with gold. Host Julian Bumgardner meets master craftsman Mickey Tamu, who explains that the studio’s...
British Museum Controversy: Did It Remove 'Palestine'? | DW Shorts
The video examines the British Museum’s recent decision to replace the term “Palestine” with “Canaan” on certain gallery labels, a move that has ignited a heated debate about academic rigor versus political influence amid the Israel‑Gaza war. The museum argues...
In Manila, Filipino Artist Maria Taniguchi Explores Repetition & Darkness for Vast ‘Brick’ Paintings
Filipino artist Maria Taniguchi, born in Tumagete City, uses large-scale brick paintings to investigate repetition and darkness, positioning her work within a dialogue between personal memory and contemporary abstraction. The series stems from Taniguchi’s childhood experience of studying by candlelight, which...
"This Part of London Is My World" - Frank Auerbach's Christmas Tree at Mornington Crescent
The video spotlights Frank Auerbach’s “Christmas Tree at Mornington Crescent,” a massive canvas that captures the North London street he painted repeatedly for more than fifty years. Auerbach built the work through months of scraping, re‑painting and layering, employing his signature...
Art in the Park Celebrates 20 Years | Morning Matters
Art in the Park marked its 20th anniversary on Saturday, turning Salcedo into a bustling cultural hub. Collectors, artists, and thousands of visitors gathered for a day of installations, performances, and interactive workshops. The event featured over 200 creators and...
‘We Deserve to Be in Bronze’ | Reactions to Thomas J Price: Ancient Feelings
The video captures community reactions to Thomas J. Price’s new bronze sculpture, “Ancient Feelings,” installed in a bustling harbour precinct. Viewers describe the work as a rare, beautiful representation of Black women, noting its striking realism and cultural specificity. Participants praise...
Leather Art by Dieu Linh | Nghệ Sĩ Chạm Khắc Trên Da Nguyễn Ngọc Diệu Linh
Vietnamese artist Nguyễn Ngọc Diệu Linh transforms raw leather into sculptural art from a modest workshop on Lò Đúc Street in Hanoi. Her hand‑carving technique blends traditional craft, temple‑inspired motifs, and contemporary design, creating one‑of‑a‑kind pieces that each tell a...
What a Wonderful World / Julia Stoschek Foundation in Los Angeles
The Julia Stoschek Foundation launched its first U.S. exhibition, "What a Wonderful World: An Audiovisual Poem," at Los Angeles' historic Variety Arts Theater. Curated by Udo Kittelmann, the show juxtaposes contemporary video works by artists such as Lu Yang, Jordan...
Blending Science and Design, Art and Identity
The video explores how merging scientific methodology with design—coined “aquitecture”—can turn aesthetic projects into functional infrastructure that addresses water scarcity. By applying data‑driven strategies, designers can embed water‑harvesting systems into façades, roofs, and interiors, allowing collected rainwater to flush toilets or...
Rare ‘Young Lion Resting’ Reached a Historic $18 Million at #SothebysNewYork
The centerpiece of Sotheby's New York auction was a rare Rembrandt drawing, sold to raise funds for Panthetherra, the leading global wild‑cat conservation organization. The auctioneer opened the lot at $11.5 million, and within a short span, competitive bidding propelled the...
Auerbach, Chadwick, and More - Modern British & Irish Art Evening Sale Highlights Tour | Christie's
Christie's previewed its March 18, 2026 Modern British and Irish Art Evening Sale, showcasing a curated selection of post‑war masterpieces that underline the house’s focus on high‑profile, historically significant works. The catalogue highlights Frank Hourback’s 2004‑05 "Christmas Tree at Morningington...
Abstraktes Bild by Gerhard Richter
Gerhard Richter’s 1991 abstract work "Abstraktes Bild" is heading to auction for the first time, having never been displayed publicly since its debut at a solo show in Paris. The painting, a vivid red field created with Richter’s signature squeegee...
The Bidding Battle for Alexander Calder's Beetle that Sold for $4.2 Million at Sotheby's New York
Sotheby’s New York hosted a high‑profile auction of Alexander Calder’s 1948 sculpture “Beetle,” a standing work of sheet‑metal, wire, and paint that has been cataloged by the Calder Foundation. The hammer opened at $2.2 million and climbed in $200,000 increments, with the...
A Close Look at Monet's Swirling Colors
The video examines Claude Monet’s early‑1920s series depicting his Japanese‑style footbridge, a departure from his familiar water‑lily motifs. Built in the 1890s, the curving wooden bridge allowed Monet to view the pond from above, and the paintings capture that perspective...
Carol Bove: Nights of Cabiria | Gagosian Quarterly
Carol Bove’s latest Gagosian Quarterly installation, “Nights of Cabiria,” blends sculpture, architecture and filmic reference to interrogate how viewers inhabit space. The work juxtaposes industrial steel beams with delicate fabrics, screens and wind‑activated elements, inviting the audience to move through...
"Visual Intensification: Focus” Is the Commission by Felipe Pantone for the Las Vegas Spheres.
Visual Intensification: Focus is the latest commission by internationally renowned visual artist Felipe Pantone for the MSG Sphere in Las Vegas, a 360‑degree, high‑definition LED venue designed for immersive entertainment. The piece expands the sphere’s repertoire of kinetic light shows,...
The Art That Made Me: Michael Govan
Ahead of the opening of the David Geffen Galleries at LACMA, director Michael Govan outlines his vision for a 21st‑century museum that moves beyond traditional categorization toward a community‑driven, culturally hybrid institution. Govan argues that museums should embrace everyday material culture—surfboards,...
On View: Pat Oleszko's "Fool Disclosure" At SculptureCenter
Pat Oleszko’s solo show “Full Disclosure” opened at SculptureCenter in Long Island City, presenting a series of inflatable sculptures that embody the artist’s mantra of wearing her thoughts on the outside of her body. The works, ranging from oversized caricatures...
The Emmy Built on ETH: Emily Yang Aka Pplpleasr on the Future of Storytelling
The interview spotlights Emily Yang, founder of Shabuya, and her Emmy‑winning project White Rabbit – the first crypto‑backed media work to receive mainstream television recognition. The series debuted as an animated web show with a novel interactive layer: viewers purchased...
Love Language: Collaboration as Practice
The Walker Art Center hosted a Thursday night event titled “Love Language: Collaboration as Practice,” featuring artist Dyani White Hawk and a panel of Indigenous creators. The gathering highlighted how collaborative relationships shape the exhibition’s core works, from video...
Chiharu Shiota: Red String, Black Threads and Cultural Identity
The new major exhibition of Japanese artist Chiharu Shiota, staged in Berlin, foregrounds her signature use of red string and black thread to explore cultural identity, translation, and the invisible ties that bind people. The show assembles more than 460 collaborative...
Rose Wylie | ★★★★★
Rose Wylie uses the video to demystify her solitary studio practice, describing how she purchases, measures, cuts, and paints each canvas herself. She likens the process to a one‑man band, noting that even the modest size of her studio mirrors...
Singapore International Festival of Arts to Take Place May 15-30
The Singapore International Festival of Arts will run from May 15 to May 30, offering a mix of indoor and outdoor events that aim to make the arts accessible to a broad public. Organisers highlight five programming pillars – the Festival...
Important Chinese Art - Chinese Ceramics
Chinese ceramics, ranging from everyday wares to imperial treasures, embody centuries of artistic and technical evolution. The video guide advises collectors to start by understanding major kiln sites and deciphering reign marks, tools essential for authenticating pieces. It showcases exemplary...
Raymond Saunders: Notes From LA / David Zwirner Los Angeles
David Zwirner Los Angeles presents "Raymond Saunders: Notes from LA," a solo exhibition curated by Ebony L. Haynes. The show, Saunders’s third solo presentation with the gallery and his first major Los Angeles exhibition in over a decade, runs until...
This Is One of the Rarest Chairs in the World | Sotheby’s
The video examines one of the world’s rarest pieces of furniture—a 17th‑century Chinese horseshoe‑back folding chair that Sotheby’s is featuring in an upcoming auction. It traces the chair’s journey from a practical travel seat to a mobile throne used by...
Memory Collage
The video features teaching artist Katie guiding students through a memory‑focused collage project inspired by artist Betty Sar, who assembles found objects to convey stories, symbols, and personal histories. Katie introduces foundational concepts—value, collage, and composition—before prompting participants to conduct...
Conserving a 500-Year-Old Sculpture
The Met Cloisters announced the completion of a meticulous conservation project on a late‑15th‑century wooden sculpture of Saint Sebastian, now featured in the “Spectrum of Desire” exhibition. Curated by Lucretia Kargere, the work required extensive cleaning, removal of darkened fills, and careful...
Jony Ive Discusses Redesigning the Christie's Rostrum With David Snowdon
Jony Ive sits down with Christie's auction veteran David Snowdon to unveil the redesign of the iconic auction rostrum, a project that fuses centuries‑old craftsmanship with cutting‑edge technology. The conversation highlights a deep partnership between Christie's, Ive’s Love From studio,...
Tomás Saraceno in "Realms of the Real" – Season 12 | Art21
The video profiles Argentine artist Tomás Saraceno, exploring his philosophy that spider webs are metaphors for planetary and cosmic connectivity, and his practice of merging art, architecture, and science. Saraceno’s studio operates as a multilingual, multicultural hub of 32 cultures, fostering...
The Renaissance as Historical Laboratory: The Case of the Sack of Rome of 1527
Professor Guido Reni’s inaugural lecture, titled “The Renaissance as Historical Laboratory: The Case of the Sack of Rome of 1527,” opened the evening at the Centre for Late‑Medieval Studies. He framed the 1527 sack as a pivotal moment that allows...
Jenna Blake Grosfeld’s Stunning Swedish Ceramic Collection
Jenna Blake Grosfeld recounts her lifelong fascination with the Willham Gustavberg Swedish ceramic line, a collection anchored by a distinctive green glaze that first appeared in her childhood home. The narrative begins with a memory of her mother’s bedside piece...
French-Haitian Dancer Mackenzy Bergile Explores the Psychological Impact of Institutionalization
French‑Haitian multidisciplinary artist Mackenzy Bergile debuted the movement film Absque Originis at the 2025 Les Rencontres d'Arles festival. The piece translates a multi‑channel video installation into choreography that follows an abandoned child’s futile search for a vanished mother. By embodying...
Painting Spring From Memory
The video introduces “Aelia Spring,” a solo exhibition where the artist deliberately injects the vitality of spring into New York’s bleak February. Drawing on her upbringing in rural South Korea, she frames the show as a personal antidote to seasonal...
Luc Tuymans: The Fruit Basket / David Zwirner Los Angeles
The David Zwirner gallery in Los Angeles opened an exhibition centered on Luc Tuymans’ recent painting, “The Fruit Basket.” The show marks the artist’s first solo presentation on the West Coast in several years, positioning his muted, historically resonant...
My Sketchbook | Lubaina Himid
In the video, contemporary artist Lubaina Himid explains how she uses a constant flow of sketches to build confidence and generate ideas for larger works. Rather than keeping a conventional sketchbook, she piles sheets of paper in her studio, allowing...