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 American ballet dancer Isabella Boylston, currently a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre. It's a short Black and white film: A Study in Choreography for Camera by Maya Deren and Talley Beatty, made in 1945
Main Image: A Study in Choreography for Camera (film still), 1945. 16mm film (black and white, silent), 4 min. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchase from the Estate of Maya Deren
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
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
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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