"I still think the social function of art is that kind of negative aesthetic. Otherwise there’s no social function for it."
—Mike Kelley
Mary Heilmann
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SHORT: Mary Heilmann: Abstract Painting | Mary Heilmann describes a breakthrough she had of combining gestural and hard-edge abstracton in a single painting, combining the legacies of Willem... | 2:00 | 07/30/2010 |
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SHORT: Mary Heilmann: Home & Studio | Mary Heilmann leads a tour of her home and studio on Long Island, pointing out how she’s modified the surrounding landscape and the ways in which the... | 3:11 | 04/16/2010 |
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SHORT: Mary Heilmann: Inspiration | In her Long Island studio, Mary Heilmann discusses two inspirations for her work: tea bowls that adhere to the Japanese aesthetic philosophy of "Wabi... | 2:48 | 10/23/2009 |
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SEGMENT: Mary Heilmann in "Fantasy" | “Every piece of abstract art that I make has a back story,” says Mary Heilmann, who relays youthful fantasies of wanting to be a Catholic martyr, her... | 0:00 | 10/14/2009 |
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EPISODE: "Fantasy" | This episode presents artists whose works defy convention and transport us to unreal worlds and altered states of consciousness. With works at times... | 0:00 | 10/14/2009 |
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