Swoon presenting her work at MoMA, (Part 1 of 2)
The artist Swoon presenting her work as part of the Conversations with Contemporary Artists series at The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Part 1 of 2 (edited for time)
Audio archives of the unedited presentation and discussion with Gretchen Wagner are available on moma.org/audio or through the MoMA Think Modern podcast in iTunes.
Images courtesy of Swoon. © 2007 The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Duration : 0:7:52
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February 1st, 2010 at 11:19 pm
She worked …
She worked consistently extremely hard for several years, is hugely talented and took the whole package to several cities around the world. No mean feat, and she pulled off a lot of street work in London alone.
February 1st, 2010 at 11:19 pm
Starting ca. 6:17 …
Starting ca. 6:17 in, the shadow of the translator for the deaf becomes more prominent in a nice way.
February 1st, 2010 at 11:19 pm
Yes, a number of …
Yes, a number of her prints are in the MoMA collection and have been featured in exhibitions. It was great to have her speak here!
February 1st, 2010 at 11:19 pm
Did she tell you …
Did she tell you that the MOMA just bought 5 of her prints? Oh well they did. HAHAHA LOLOLOLOL!!!!
February 1st, 2010 at 11:19 pm
This Is the most …
This Is the most interesting form of art that I have come across in my life. Not that I am a critic, but wow! How Amazing! I cannot imagine the ingenuity that it took to make all those intricate cut-outs and then carry them all over the world and then paste them onto walls for others to enjoy, accept and even appreciate. Who can’t appreciate a beautiful piece of art work when it is something from the heart. I love it and can’t wait for more.
February 1st, 2010 at 11:19 pm
“Modern art is a …
“Modern art is a disaster area. Never in the field of human history has so much been used by so many to say so little.”
—Banksy
February 1st, 2010 at 11:19 pm
swoon
com grace us …
swoon
com grace us with your presence.. governers island art fair…sept05-oct 12-08
colonial bldgs and bldgs..
..preetworks..
February 1st, 2010 at 11:19 pm
i dont think she …
i dont think she wants to be famous…her art is too good to only be on the streets,..
the post-graffiti i do is nothing compared with this
maskman
February 1st, 2010 at 11:19 pm
It’s interesting …
It’s interesting how she get famous so fast.
February 1st, 2010 at 11:19 pm
she’s produced some …
art involvement; cultural integration… good stuff.
she’s produced some wonderfully intimate pieces – great community work
February 1st, 2010 at 11:19 pm
bless you…
bless you…
February 1st, 2010 at 11:19 pm
mmmmm aarrhh its …
mmmmm aarrhh its ooookkkkk……..
February 1st, 2010 at 11:19 pm
Well Present n …
Well Present n Spoken.
swoon’s work R very little I know about.
Fabulous.
February 1st, 2010 at 11:19 pm
Swoon is by far my …
Swoon is by far my favourite Street Artist and artist of today.
February 1st, 2010 at 11:19 pm
amazing, inspiring! …
amazing, inspiring! dont know what the hating on collective or communal means, considering that humans are social beings, mccarthy is dead…
February 1st, 2010 at 11:19 pm
Yum !
Yum !
February 1st, 2010 at 11:19 pm
i LOVE swoon’s work!
i LOVE swoon’s work!
February 1st, 2010 at 11:19 pm
Banksy
Banksy
February 1st, 2010 at 11:19 pm
Quite a great body …
Quite a great body of work, though some of her ideas I find a bit distasteful. The term “collective” and “community” is always a bad thing. But Swoons art itself is wonderful.
February 1st, 2010 at 11:19 pm
We created a video …
We created a video — Les rêves sur les Murs le Bang Bang — as a video response to Swoon. We were impressed with her putting art on the walls of destroyed and abandoned buildings because we do that, too, and film it. There is a Western milieu here in terms of art being ephemeral. Often, it can be the artist whose existence is fleeting as well. We are reminded of the cave art on the walls of caves here in France. Representations of the things in dreams that hunt and haunt us.