April 10, 2014 Zoё Charlton creates drawings, videos, and sculptures that examine issues of gender and race. She is best known for her large-scale drawings of sexualized bodies of black women or nude white male figures that explore the ironies of contemporary social and racial politics. Charlton lives and works in Baltimore and is Associate Professor Department of Art at American University. In conversation with James Sham, Assistant Professor of Sculpture at George Washington University. In collaboration with the George Washington University with support from the Phillips International Forum.

Conversations with Artists

Zoё Charlton

April 9, 2015 Teresa Hubbard and Alexander Birchler have been working collaboratively in video, photography, and sculpture since 1990. Their work invites suggestive, open-ended reflections on memory, place, and cinema. Both are graduate faculty members at the Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts, Bard College, and Hubbard is a Professor in the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Texas at Austin. In Conversation with Senior Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art Vesela Sretenović. In collaboration with The George Washington University.

Teresa Hubbard and Alexander Birchler

February 26, 2015 Johan Grimonprez is a Belgian multimedia artist, filmmaker, and curator whose works critique mass produced contemporary and historical imagery. He achieved international acclaim with his film essay Dial H-I-S-T-O-R-Y (1997). Grimonprez divides his time between Brussels and New York, where he lectures at the School of Visual Arts. In conversation with Senior Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art Vesela Sretenović. In collaboration with The George Washington University. This Conversations with Artists event is supported by the Government of Flanders, Belgium through its Representation in the U.S.

Johan Grimonprez

February 18, 2015 Winner of the Whitney Museum’s first Bucksbaum Award in 2000, Paul Pfeiffer creates groundbreaking video, sculpture, and photography that reflect on collective psychological states related to the history of image production. In conversation with Alexander Dumbadze, Associate Professor of Art History at the George Washington University. In collaboration with The George Washington University.

Paul Pfeiffer

December 11, 2014 The Danish-born, Brooklyn-based artist known for his immersive cinematography and emotionally-pitched soundtracks reflects on notions of space, memory, and cultural displacement. In Conversation with Klaus Ottmann, Director for the Center of the Study of Modern Art and Curator at Large. In collaboration with The George Washington University.

Jesper Just

October 30, 2014 Conceptual artist Dinh Q. Lê uses documentary video, animation, and photography to explore the history and people of his native Vietnam, usually set against impressions and representations from the United States, where he lived in his youth. He returned to live and work in Ho Chi Minh City in 1996. In 2012, Lê’s work was featured in Documenta 13. In conversation with Anne Monahan, Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for the Study of Modern Art, The Phillips Collection/The George Washington University. In collaboration with The George Washington University.

Dinh Q. Lê

October 16, 2014 Peter Hutton’s cinematic portraits of cities and landscapes evoke early films and traditions of painting and still photography. In 2008, the Bard College professor’s work was the subject of a retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. In conversation with Alexander Dumbadze, Associate Professor of Art History at The George Washington University. In collaboration with The George Washington University.

Peter Hutton

April 24, 2014 Ugandan-born London-based multimedia artist Zarina Bhimji uses photography, film, and sound installations to explore topics like history and memory, particularly as it relates to post-colonial Africa and Europe. Her work features hauntingly sparse landscapes and ethereal soundtracks. In conversation with Vesela Sretenović, Senior Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, The Phillips Collection. In collaboration with the George Washington University with support from the Phillips International Forum.

Zarina Bhimji

March 27, 2014 The work of Icelandic sculptor Katrín Sigurđardóttir examines the embodiment of distance and memory in architecture, cartography, and traditional landscapes. Her works cross the boundary between perceived and physical space, forcing viewers to create new spatial relationships. In conversation with Joyce Tsai, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for the Study of Modern Art and the George Washington University. In collaboration with the George Washington University with support from the Phillips International Forum.

Katrín Sigurđardóttir

February 20, 2014 The work of British-born Egyptian multimedia artist, musician, and writer Hassan Khan is informed by history and culture. Khan interprets personal and communal experiences through experimental video, digital animation, sculpture, text, photography, and sound. In conversation with Bibiana Obler, Assistant Professor of Art History at the George Washington University. In collaboration with the George Washington University with support from the Phillips International Forum.

Hassan Khan

January 23, 2014 Originally trained as an actress, Catherine Sullivan stages elaborate filmed and live performances that use historical references to address societal structures. In conversation with Klaus Ottmann, Director of the Center for the Study of Modern Art and Curator at Large. In collaboration with the George Washington University.

Catherine Sullivan

November 21, 2013 New York-based painter Wade Guyton uses everyday digital technologies such as desktop computers, scanners, and inkjet printers to explore traditional forms of art. In conversation with Klaus Ottmann, Director of the Center for the Study of Modern Art and Curator at Large. In collaboration with the George Washington University with support from the Phillips International Forum.

Wade Guyton

April 18, 2013 Through her sculptures and paintings, Kenyan-born Wangechi Mutu pays homage to notions of the sublime and the abject together with identity, race, and poverty. In conversation with Curator at Large Klaus Ottmann. In collaboration with the George Washington University.

Wangechi Mutu

April 11, 2013 From frescoes to performances, Daniel Bozhkov activates public spaces, often working with professionals from different fields. In conversation with Assistant Professor of Sculpture at the George Washington University James Sham. In collaboration with the George Washington University.

Daniel Bozhkov

March 21, 2013 Jessica Stockholder creates site-specific "paintings in space" using everyday objects and materials. In conversation with Phillips Curator at Large Klaus Ottmann. in collaboration with the George Washington University.

Jessica Stockholder

The lively Conversations with Artists series provides an opportunity to hear from and speak with leading contemporary artists in an informal setting. Nearly three dozen artists working in various media have participated since the inception of the program in 2006, including Vito Acconci, Nikki S. Lee, Mel Chin, and Walid Raad, among others. The conversations are cosponsored by the George Washington University.