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In 2008, twenty of Cindy Sherman’s History Portraits (1989–1990) were exhibited at Skarstedt Gallery in New York City. In the following interview, Sherman walks Art21 through the exhibition and ...

Artist Laylah Ali discusses her work’s relationship to portraiture and the role of performance, symmetry, and violence in her paintings. Art21: Do you think that the term portrait accurately describes ...

Robert Adams discusses his personal motivations for art-making, as well as his own understanding of beauty and the purpose of art. Art21What would you say making art is about, for you? Adams: Recently ...

Artist Laylah Ali discusses her life’s relationship to her work and how she creates the characters in her paintings. Art21: Do you feel that your work relates directly to your life? Ali: On some level ...

Kerry James Marshall discusses the complexities of representational work, and how he sees his portraits existing outside of time. ART21: You’ve said before that when you were young you knew you wanted ...

Look for the plus icon next to videos throughout the site to add them here. Save videos to watch later, or make a selection to play back-to-back using the autoplay feature. ART21: What are you aiming ...

In this interview, Jeff Koons talks about his relationship with art, his exhibition at the Château de Versailles, and misrepresentations of his work. ART21: Talk about how your relationship with art ...

Josiah McElheny discusses modernism and architecture in relation to his 2007 installation The Alpine Cathedral and the City-Crown at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. MCELHENY: This set of ...

Matthew Ritchie discusses the influence of John Milton’s 1667 epic poem Paradise Lost in his 2008 exhibition The Morning Line. RITCHIE: Paradise Lost is one of the great books that nobody’s ever read.