All in Interviews

Hilton Als on Alice Neel

David Zwirner

Artspeak director Osman Can Yerebakan met the influential art and theatre critic Hilton Als at David Zwirner to talk about his curatorial project Alice Neel, Uptown, a personal and meticulous exhibition focusing on paintings Alice Neel created throughout her five-decade-long residence in New York’s East Harlem.

until April 22, 2017

Alyson Shotz

Questions & Answers

Our editor Yasemin Vargi had a chance to interview the multi-talented NY based artist Alyson Shotz, whose practice examines the properties and interactions of light, gravity, mass, and space. With an interest in the natural world, Shotz bridges disciplines in her work, working in a variety of media from sculpture to ink drawings and large scale public art installations.

Susan Chen

Questions & Answers

As a multicultural artist, Chen’s works not only focus on her own identity but also the portrayal of the lives and the longtime struggles of Asian Americans. Through her compositions, which are infused with longing, nostalgia and melancholy, Chen grants visibility to her community. The sincere authenticity of these individuals is perfectly captured in her works.

Theo Triantafylldis

Artist Survey

Q: Can you describe your studio space? 
A: My studio is in Los Angeles and it's a hybrid maker space with some sculpting and woodworking tools as well as gaming computers and a Virtual Reality setup. I am thinking of starting to host some exhibition and performance programming to open the space to a wider public.

Buket Savci

Artist Survey

Q: What emotions are you channeling into your art? A: I come from a family of generations of immigrants, and being the first member in the Americas no doubt images of boats and inflatables immediately remind me of the trials and tribulations of immigrants and refugees. But I deliberately stay away from negative elements in my art. Having experienced my share of tragedies in life, and as someone with depressive tendencies, I think at least my paintings should express some joy or positivity.

Kira Nam Greene

Questions & Answers

Her recent series of paintings depict her talented female friends who are engaged in creative endeavors unlike art historical paintings where women were mostly portrayed just as wives or beautiful ornaments. 

through December 7, 2019

Michelle Doll

Artist Survey

For Artspeak’s Artist Survey, our publishing director Atesh M. Gundogdu emailed some of his favorite artists few questions. He asked them about their exhibitions, their thoughts and some quirkier personal questions. Here are some answers from Michelle Doll for the upcoming exhibition “"As Above, So Below"