October 26, 2009

Vija Celmins - Background Sound



Here are two clips of the artist Vija Celmins talking about two pieces of artwork, one a painting and the other a small sculpture work. These clips were produced by the Museum of Modern Art in New York for their audio guides for visitors.

I saw "To Fix the Image in Memory" at the museum, which looked like a pile of small brown stones in a glass box, and I would have completely passed it by and not realized what she'd done if I hadn't listened to her talk about it in the audio guide.

Even though these clips are very short you get a good sense of her approach to making art.

Gun with Hand #1
The picture Vija Celmin's is available here, on the MoMA website.








To Fix the Image in Memory
This work is viewable here.










PHOTO: David C. Foster

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