Art critic Alastair Sooke, in the company of some of the leading creatives of our age, takes us on a deep dive into the stunning works in the Museum of Modern Art's collection, whilst exploring what it really means “to see” art.
Leading cultural figures in the series include Grammy- and Emmy-award-winning Hollywood actor and comedian Steve Martin, one of the founders of minimalism – composer Steve Reich and stand-up comedian Margaret Cho. Each episode introduces us to an important art work in the collection, but asks how our own perspective affects our appreciation of the piece.
In this edition, American dancer, choreographer and director Mark Morris casts his gaze on painter and set designer Florine Stettheimer's painting of her costume for her ballet Orphée.
Main Image: Florine Stettheimer, Costume design (Procession: Zizim of Persia, Agnes of Bourganeuf, the Unicorn, and Pierre d’Aubusson) for artist's ballet Orphée of the Quat-z-arts, c.1912. Oil, fabric, and beads on canvas, 17 1/8 x 35 1/8" (43.5 x 89.2 cm). Gift of Miss Ettie Stettheimer. Museum of Modern Art, NY, 83.1947.6. © Estate of Florine Stettheimer
Producer: Tom Alban
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
Sarah Sze and Siddhartha Mukherjee on Louise Bourgeois's Quarantania, I
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
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Hisham Matar with Man Sleeping Along the Seine
Es Devlin on Felix Gonzalez-Torres's Perfect Lovers
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