ArtBabble: Julie Mehretu

Jessica Rankin: Mind & Language

Art21 — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 13:16:42 +0000

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"My work's always had a lot to do with language and the landscape of the mind," says artist Jessica Rankin, referencing her intricately embroidered pieces. Filmed in 2008 in a Berlin studio adjoining that of her partner, artist Julie Mehretu, Rankin discusses how learning a foreign language as well as reading literature are influential to her working method.

Julie Mehretu: "Mural"

Art21 — Fri, 14 May 2010 14:21:40 +0000

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Exclusive Episode #106: Julie Mehretu puts the finishing touches on her large-scale painting Mural at Goldman Sachs, adjusting shapes and colors in dialogue with the architecture and views from the street.

Julie Mehretu: Painting Conservator Luca Bonetti

Art21 — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 14:46:32 +0000

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Exclusive Episode #101: Filmed in Lower Manhattan, painting conservator Luca Bonetti leads the installation of artist Julie Mehretu’s massive painting Mural (2009) at Goldman Sachs, coordinating a team of installers and studio assistants over a period of several weeks.

YOU DECIDE: Choose the 100th "Exclusive"

Art21 — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:03:39 +0000

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We're inviting viewers to choose which video will be our 100th episode in the "Exclusive" series.

Will it be Mary Heilmann? William Kentridge? Beryl Korot? Julie Mehretu? Mike Kelley? YOU DECIDE!

VOTE NOW & SEE THE RESULTS:
http://www.art21.org/exclusive
(polls close April 1st, 2010)

Julie Mehretu: Studio Assistants

Art21 — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:09:27 +0000

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Exclusive Episode #097: Filmed in her Berlin studio, a group of Julie Mehretu's assistants — Sarah Rentz, Damien Young, Erika Fortner and Harmony Murphy — discuss how they each bring different areas of expertise to the process of making paintings, from fine art backgrounds in printmaking and illustration to furniture polishing techniques and administrative skills.

Julie Mehretu: Workday

Art21 — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:00:14 +0000

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Exclusive Episode #092: Filmed in her Berlin studio, Julie Mehretu discusses the ups and downs of her daily studio practice. Mehretu is shown working on the painting "Middle Grey" (2007-2009), one work in a suite of seven paintings commissioned by the Deutsche Guggenheim as part of the exhibition "Julie Mehretu: Grey Area."

Julie Mehretu: Season 5 Preview (2009)

Art21 — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:38:16 +0000

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This video is excerpted from the Season 5 episode Systems premiering on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 10pm (ET) on PBS (check local listings).

Systems features four artists—John Baldessari, Kimsooja, Allan McCollum, and Julie Mehretu—who invent new grammars and logics, finding comfort in some systems while rebelling against others in today’s supercharged, information-based society.