In this video, artists Jim Hodges, Liz Larner, Virgil Marti, Richard Rezac, and John Torreano discuss the experience of working on The Jewel Thief and the challenges and excitement of being part of this eclectic group exhibition. Co-curated by artist Jessica Stockholder and Tang Malloy Curator Ian Berry, The Jewel Thief explored new ways to think about and experience abstract art. Using divergent forms of display, the exhibition focused attention on art’s intersection with the decorative and functional elements of architecture. Artwork was presented through the lens of several opposing yet fluid categories that exist in our daily lives, such as private and public, intimate and spectacular, and hot and cold. Discarding the notion that abstract works are devoid of content, The Jewel Thief maintained that beauty and pleasure in artworks are full of meaning. CREDITS | Producer/Camera/Editor: Vickie Riley. Interview: Ian Berry. ©The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College, 2010