Katherine Knight in conversation with Chiara Clemente
Listen in as filmmaker Katherine Knight speaks with Chiara Clemente, director of Our City Dreams. Clemente discusses her intention of painting a portrait of New York City through the eyes of five female artists: Kiki Smith, Marina Abramovic, Ghada Amer, Nancy Spero and the young graffiti artist Swoon. She describes how she “serenaded” each artist in order to convince her to participate in her project. (Running time 17 minutes 17 seconds)
In this excerpt from her new memoir, influential artist Gathie Falk describes her early childhood, her first art lessons, and why she dropped out of school.
Aruna D'Souza's forthcoming book Whitewalling: Art, Race & Protest in 3 Acts reviews three incidents in the long and troubled relationship between race and the art world.