Fellows Friday: Q&A with J. Louise Makary
2013 Pew Fellow J. Louise Makary's works on film combine dance, still photography, and experimental techniques, introducing unexpected, challenging elements into traditional narrative structure.
Fellows Friday: Q&A with Jenn McCreary
We spoke to 2013 Pew Fellow, poet, and ampersand lover Jenn McCreary, author of the new collection & now my feet are maps, recently published by Dusie Press, and co-founder and editor of Philadelphia’s ixnay press.
"Scientific and Artistic Models in the New Work of Sarah Sze" by Arthur C. Danto
In the Fabric Workshop and Museum's Sarah Sze exhibition catalog, the late art critic Arthur C. Danto considered Sze's past and future art works.
Our Dreams Motivate Our Realities: A Conversation with Center Visiting Scholar Kristy Edmunds
Edmunds, executive and artistic director of the Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA, is The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage's first visiting scholar. Paula Marincola, the Center's executive director, spoke with her about the opportunity.
Questions of Practice: Seth Siegelaub in Conversation with Teresa Gleadowe
One the first curators to radically re-think the contemporary art exhibition context, Siegelaub spoke with Gleadowe, a British art historian, prior to his passing in 2013 for a forthcoming book from the Center on structural innovation in exhibition-making.
Ain Gordon and the Visiting Artist Program
In 2011, the award-winning writer, director, and actor became the Center's first visiting artist. His residency functioned as a creative exchange between a working artist and the Center's staff, constituents, and communities.
Prototype for a Re-installation: Imagine Africa @ Penn Museum
The Penn Museum embarked on the re-installation of a longstanding display of African objects. The result was a 12-month prototyping exhibition and series of events, designed to elicit visitor feedback.
Questions of Practice: Curator Paul Schimmel on Curating and Theater
Paul Schimmel responds to the question: "Do you think exhibition-making bears any resemblance to theater directing?"
Bill T. Jones & Susan Rethorst: A Conversation in Five Parts
Two seminal figures of the New York dance world—Bill T. Jones and Susan Rethorst—sat down to talk about their distinct practices and the evolution of the field.
Changing Expectations: An Interview with Andrea Clearfield
Andrea Clearfield—a working musician, composer, curator, and member of the group—discusses how making and listening to music is changing.