THE ARTIST PROJECT: Jeff Koons On Roman Sculpture
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"I want my life as vast as their perception of what life could be.” American sculptor, Jeff Koons, gazes and loops around ancient Roman sculptures as he feels every artistic and intentional detail allowing his senses to develop ideas about the rich biology and pure thoughts used to chisel at each stone.
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THE ARTIST PROJECT: Adam Fuss on a Marble Grave Stele of a Little Girl
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"She’s saying goodbye to the world, and isn’t that masterful of an artist to capture that reluctance?" British photographer Adam Fuss is drawn to an extraordinarily beautiful grave marker of a young girl.
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THE ARTIST PROJECT: Barbara Bloom On Vilhelm Hammershøi's Moonlight, Strandgade 30
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THE ARTIST PROJECT: Barry X Ball on an Egyptian fragment of a queen’s face
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A sculptor himself, Barry X Ball observes the effects of destruction on statues dating all the way back to ancient Egypt. Missing features from a once full human facial sculpture, Barry says there is no loss, and maybe even, there is more power in it
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THE ARTIST PROJECT: Ann Hamilton on a Bamana Marionette
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Though artist Ann Hamilton enjoys to aimlessly discovering new works in a museum, she finds herself returning to the Bamana marionette again and again. Hamilton describes the power this small and simple figure holds, and imagines the animation and mo
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THE ARTIST PROJECT: Annabeth Rosen on Ceramic Deer Figurines
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As a sculptor and ceramicist, artist Annabeth Rosen relishes the satisfaction of creating tangible objects. While exploring the earthenware collection of the Metropolitan, Rosen considers the influence of these objects upon her own artistic practice.
