"The definition of being a modern person is to examine yourself, to reflect on yourself and to be a self-knowledgeable person."
—Josiah McElheny
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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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