Art critic Alastair Sooke, in the company of some of the leading creatives of our age, continues his deep dive into the stunning works in the Museum of Modern Art's collection, whilst exploring what it really means “to see” art.
Today's edition features the choice of husband and wife Sarah Sze and Siddhartha Mukherjee. Sarah is an award-winning sculptor and Siddhartha Mukherjee is a Pulitzer Prize winning oncologist. Will the artist and the scientist see Louise Bourgeois’s "Quarantania, I" sculpture differently?
Main Image: Louise Bourgeois, Quarantania, I, 1947-53. Painted wood on wood base, 6' 9 1/4" (206.4 cm) high, including base 6 x 27 1/4 x 27" (15.2 x 69.1 x 68.6 cm). Gift of Ruth Stephan Franklin. Museum of Modern Art, NY, 1076.1969. © The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Producer: Paul Kobrak
Alastair Sooke
David Henry Hwang on Martin Wong's Stanton near Forsyth Street
Yves Behar and the IEC's Power Symbol
Lady Ruth Rogers on Henri Rousseau's The Dream
Stanley Tucci and Giacometti's Head of a Man on a Rod
Isabella Boylston on Maya Deren and Talley Beatty
Liz Diller on Marcel Duchamp's Network of Stoppages
Orhan Pamuk on Taglioni's Jewel Casket by Joseph Cornell
Mark Morris on Florine Stettheimer's Costume Design for Orphée
Zac Posen on Constantin Brancusi's Bird in Space
Madeleine Thien on Vija Celmins’s Bikini
Richard Serra on Jackson Pollock
Bryan Stevenson on Jacob Lawrence’s Migration Series
Fiona Shaw on Georgia O'Keeffe's Lake George, Coat and Red
The Director's Choice
Renee Fleming chooses Colors for a Large Wall
Hisham Matar with Man Sleeping Along the Seine
Es Devlin on Felix Gonzalez-Torres's Perfect Lovers
Roxane Gay and Christ's Entry into Journalism
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