ArtBabble: Laylah Ali

Laylah Ali: Choreographer Dean Moss

Art21 — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:20:00 +0000

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Exclusive Episode #118: Dancer/choreographer Dean Moss discusses his collaboration with visual artist Laylah Ali, entitled figures on a field (2005). This behind-the-scenes look features preliminary rehearsals at MASS MoCA in North Adams, Massachusetts, as well as a preview performance at The Kitchen in New York City.

Laylah Ali: Meaning

Art21 — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:35:43 +0000

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Exclusive Episode #074: While painting in her Williamstown, Massachusetts studio, artist Laylah Ali discusses the imperative she feels to make things and the nuanced relationship of political and personal events to the work.

Art21 Educator Joe Fusaro Teaching Power at Nyack High School

Art21 — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:19:36 +0000

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Art teacher Joe Fusaro and his 9th grade students at Nyack High School explore the theme of power in a series of drawings and paintings inspired by Art21 artists Ida Applebroog, Laylah Ali, and Cai Guo-Qiang. Joe and his students share their final paintings, discuss the process, and talk about their sources of inspiration.

Laylah Ali: Television

Art21 — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:11:09 +0000

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Exclusive Episode #067: In her Williamstown, Massachusetts studio, artist Laylah Ali describes how the television cartoons she watched as a child inform the way she works and thinks today.

Laylah Ali: Designer Nicole Parente

Art21 — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 04:28:17 +0000

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Exclusive Episode #060: Artist Laylah Ali and graphic designer Nicole Parente work together in the designer's home office in Cambridge, MA. The artist's hand-drawn notes are transformed into precise digital illustrations otherwise impossible without a computer.

Laylah Ali: Newspaper Clippings

Art21 — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 03:49:10 +0000

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Exclusive Episode #049: In her Williamstown, MA studio, artist Laylah Ali discusses her system of organizing newspaper clippings, which includes photographs of swimmer Michael Phelps, soldiers, and American flags.