The Art That Made Me: Thelma Golden
The video features an in‑depth conversation with Thelma Golden, the longtime director and chief curator of New York’s Studio Museum, tracing her trajectory from early curatorial work at the Studio Museum and a decade at the Whitney to her current role shaping a global platform for artists of African descent. Golden emphasizes that exhibitions are narrative tools that both ask and answer questions, citing the 1994 “Black Male: Representations of Masculinity in Contemporary Art” as a watershed show that launched dozens of Black artists. She describes her guiding principle as a “deep passion for the power and possibility of art,” which she applies across museum leadership, foundation work, and civic institutions. Personal anecdotes illustrate her cultural formation: visits to the Negro Ensemble Company, Alvin Ailey, and hip‑hop‑laden streets; a formative classroom with James Baldwin; and the impact of the TV series “Good Times” and the film “The Wiz.” These experiences inform her belief that art must reflect and amplify Black cultural history. As the Studio Museum reopens after a major renovation, Golden frames the new building as a space for “complex community conversations” that honor the institution’s 1968 activist roots while charting new futures. Her vision signals a broader shift in museums toward inclusive narratives and sustained dialogue with diverse audiences.
William Kentridge on Max Beckmann’s 1938 Painting ‘Death (Tod)’
William Kentridge examines Max Beckmann’s 1938 canvas “Death (Tod)”, painted as the German artist fled Nazi persecution and after the death of fellow expressionist Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. He notes Beckmann’s interest in Gnosticism but focuses on the painting’s visual puzzles. Kentridge...
Artist & Curator Walkthrough: Allison Katz & Cecilia Alemani on ‘Allison Katz. Outta the Bag’
The video records a walkthrough of Allison Katz’s first major New York solo show, “Outta the Bag,” at Hauser & Wirth, hosted by senior director Zoe Sprling and curated in dialogue with High Line chief curator Cecilia Alemani. The conversation frames the exhibition...
Firelei Báez: Feet Squelching on Wet Grass, Nourished by Uncertainty
The video documents artist Firelei Báez’s latest interdisciplinary piece, “Feet Squelching on Wet Grass, Nourished by Uncertainty,” presented at a university commencement ceremony. The work blends sculpture, sound, and live movement to interrogate how uncertainty can become fertile ground for...
Jarrett Earnest on Vilhelm Hammershøi
Jarrett Earnest explores the singular atmosphere of Vilhelm Hammershøi’s interior paintings, describing how they slow the viewer’s perception and create a meditative space. He emphasizes that Hammershøi translates light into a near‑audible quiet, noting the “almost perfect silence” and the way...
Lights, Piano, Action: Oddur Roth and Davíð Þór Jónsson Perform in Braemar Kirk
The video showcases a live piano duet by Icelandic musicians Oddur Roth and Davíð Þór Jónsson performed in Braemar Kirk, a 19th‑century church known for its acoustics. The duo presented a program mixing traditional Icelandic folk tunes with modern classical works,...
Angel Otero Introduces ‘Agua Salada’ in Somerset
The video documents Angel Otero’s debut of “Agua Salada,” an outdoor installation unveiled in Somerset after he relocated his studio from Puerto Rico. Otero explains that the move altered his mental and emotional approach, allowing the Somerset landscape and community...
Briony Fer and Cécile Bargues on Sophie Taeuber-Arp’s Work
The new exhibition of Swiss artist Sophie Taeuber‑Arp, curated by Briony Fer and Cécile Bargues, marks the first major Parisian showcase since the 1989 retrospective, bringing together works that have rarely, if ever, been displayed publicly. The curators deliberately avoid a conventional...
Reading & Book Launch: Musa Mayer Reads From ‘Life with P.: Journals, 1966–1976’
The event centered on the launch of Life with P: Journals, 1966–1976, an illustrated volume of Musa McKim Guston’s previously unpublished diaries, edited by her daughter Musa Mayer. The book debuted alongside Hauser & Wirth’s new exhibition “Life with P Philip Guston, Paintings and Drawings 1964–1978,” which...
In Conversation: Lena Fritsch, Jason Waite, Nancy Lupo & Sam Thorne on Takesada Matsutani & Tetsumi
The Houseworth conversation brought together curators Lena Fritz, Jason Waite, artist Nancy Lupo and Japan House director Sam Thorne to discuss the newly mounted London exhibition of Takesada Matsutani and Tetsumi Kudo. Both artists, born in Osaka in the 1930s,...
Cosima Spender, Saskia Spender, Valerio Bonelli & D.W. Moffett on ‘Arshile Gorky. Horizon West’
The evening event at Howard & Worth introduced “Horizon West,” a new documentary directed by Cosima Spender that pairs never‑before‑shown Arshile Gorky pieces with paintings from his 1941 solo show at the San Francisco Museum of Art. Hosted by the...
Mobile Art School with Thomas J Price
The Grace School of Art’s Mobile Art School travels across northeast Scotland, delivering hands‑on creative workshops to neighborhoods that lack regular access to arts programming. By setting up pop‑up studios in places like Brimar, the initiative turns public spaces into...
Trailer: Studio Visit at Hauser & Wirth New York, Wooster Street
The trailer previews a studio‑visit exhibition hosted by Hauser & Wirth’s Wooster Street gallery, centered on New York’s historic Performance Space. Curators Josh and Anukica invite artists to re‑imagine the venue as a living installation, emphasizing its role as a character...
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...
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,...