Exclusive Episode #080: From his studio in New York City, Jeff Koons discusses his 2008 exhibition at the Château de Versailles in France. Koons explores the power and sensuality of the grounds at Versailles, citing Louis Quatorze (Louis XIV) as an inspriation for his 1992 piece, "Puppy," a large floral sculpture made out of 60,000 large flowers.

In November 2009, GALLERY CRAWL visited the Haines Gallery in San Francisco to interview multi-media artist Kota Ezawa about his exhibition of photographs and works on paper based on the Odessa Steps Sequence from Sergei Eisenstein's THE BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN. With Katya Bonnenfant's HORTENSIA SUITCASE DELUXE.

Exclusive Episode #022: Mark Bradford painting Ridin' Dirty (2006) in his Los Angeles studio.

In November 2009,GALLERY CRAWL checked out SPARROW LANE, a series of photographs by Portland artist Holly Andres at the Robert Koch Gallery in San Francisco. Inspired by classic Nancy Drew book covers and Hitchcock films, Andres handcrafts highly-stylized scenes featuring a group of young girls grappling with mysterious objects, secret rooms, forbidden knowledge, and ultimately their own burgeoning sexuality.

On view November 22, 2009-April 26, 2010
For more information, please visit www.moma.org/timburton

All images courtesy of Tim Burton and © 2009 Tim Burton
Films stills courtesy of Photofest and the MoMA Film Stills Archive

Filmed by The People's DP Inc
Ed Roy, Carlos Germosen, Keenya Scott, Paul Reed
Edited by David Shuff
Music by Danny Elfman

© 2009 The Museum of Modern Art, New York

One of David's great pre-revolutionary canvases, The Death of Socrates speaks to the ideals of reform and virtue that preoccupied the French enlightenment and created the context for this magnificent realization of Neo-Classicism.

Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Steven Zucker

A very early panel depicting Francis of Assisi (1182-1226) prior to his canonization. It was painted in Italy but in the Byzantine style at the very end of the Medieval period just prior to the development of Renaissance Humanism.

Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Steven Zucker

Exclusive Episode #015: Eleanor Antin's exhibition Helen's Odyssey (2007) installed at Ronald Feldman Fine Arts in New York. Antin discusses the historical figure Helen of Troy, and how she became the inspiration for photographic works such as Constructing Helen (2007).