"For us, the idea of having a work that has contradictions is very important—when, in affirming something, it includes itself and attacks itself. How can you put together all of these things that have nothing to do with each other? You use glue! Glue can be an idea, a word. You can use an ideological glue."
—Allora & Calzadilla
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EPISODE: "Humor" | The four artists profiled in “Humor” have been influenced by the history of humor and comedy, including vaudeville, cartoons, and comic books. The... | 0:00 | 10/01/2003 |
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Opening to "Humor" by Charles Atlas with Margaret Cho | In the opening segment of "Humor" created by Charles Atlas, comedian Margaret Cho takes on the task of educating her audience about the subtleties of... | 0:00 | 10/01/2003 |
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SEGMENT: Eleanor Antin in "Humor" | Eleanor Antin is at work on her photographic series "The Last Days of Pompeii," a commentary on the affluent residents of the paradise of La Jolla,... | 0:00 | 10/01/2003 |
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SEGMENT: Raymond Pettibon in "Humor" | Raymond Pettibon’s drawings and paintings pair text and image in provocative and sometimes disconcerting ways, creating a powerful comic art for... | 0:00 | 10/01/2003 |
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SEGMENT: Elizabeth Murray in "Humor" | In her studio, Elizabeth Murray is painting a shaped, colorful canvas with inflated, bulbous forms. “I want there to be conflict and I want there to... | 0:00 | 10/01/2003 |
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SEGMENT: Walton Ford in "Humor" | A voracious reader of colonial letters and diaries, Walton Ford is fascinated by the fear and wonder of nature that he finds in historical texts. | 0:00 | 10/01/2003 |
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EPISODE: "Loss & Desire" | Thoughts and responses to themes of “Loss & Desire” surface in many areas of our lives, from the philosophical to the emotional. In this episode... | 0:00 | 09/17/2003 |
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EPISODE: "Time" | “Time” is always present in our interaction with works of art, whether we sit to contemplate a painting, stroll past a sculpture, or watch a video... | 0:00 | 09/17/2003 |
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Opening to "Time" by Charles Atlas with Merce Cunningham | "Tap-dancing is a way of articulating time, and it’s a long time since I did it," says pioneering dancer/choreographer Merce Cunningham in the... | 0:00 | 09/17/2003 |
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SEGMENT: Martin Puryear in "Time" | Martin Puryear’s respect for age-old techniques and his knowledge of woodworking, masonry and non-western crafts are essential to the archetypal... | 0:00 | 09/17/2003 |
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SEGMENT: Paul Pfeiffer in "Time" | Courtside at a San Antonio Spurs NBA game, Paul Pfeiffer remarks “I’m really attracted to images of amazing spectacle." Both Pfeiffer’s sensibility... | 0:00 | 09/17/2003 |
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SEGMENT: Vija Celmins in "Time" | Patiently working at her easel, Vija Celmins dabs tiny speaks of paint on a canvas. The object of her attention is a starry night sky, an image that... | 0:00 | 09/17/2003 |
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