Maira Kalman
December 2008

At the December 4th ArtTalk, acclaimed artist, illustrator, and writer Maira Kalman gave a witty and thought-provoking presentation that delighted adults and children alike...

Beatriz Milhazes
November 2008

In the first lecture of the 2008-09 ArtTalks season, Beatriz Milhazes spoke about her artistic techniques and inspirations and engaged the audience in a lively discussion...

Brad Cloepfil
June 2008

As the featured speaker for the June 18 ArtTalk, leading architect Brad Cloepfil articulated his views on the relationship between buildings and the art they house...

Peter Schjeldahl
March 2008

In a talk titled “The Goods, the Bads, the Peculiars: Museums Lately,” Peter Schjeldahl, one of America’s foremost art critics, shared his insights into the current state of art museums...

Matthew Ritchie
April 2007

At the April 25th ArtTalk, the featured speaker was Matthew Ritchie, an artist included in Time magazine’s “100 Innovators of the New Millennium” for his explorations of “the unthinkable or the not-yet-thought...”                            

Amy Cutler
November 2006

Artist Amy Cutler, whose exquisitely detailed narrative paintings and drawings have garnered increasing attention over the last few years, spoke about her body of work...

Gary Tinterow
October 2006

Distinguished curator and scholar Gary Tinterow spoke about the Metropolitan Museum of Art's involvement with contemporary art–its strengths and weaknesses–as well as the creation of the Department of Nineteenth-Century, Modern and Contemporary Art...

Adam Gopnik
May 2006

Cultural critic and writer Adam Gopnik shared his perspective on what makes American art American...

Do-Ho Suh
April 2006

Contemporary Korean artist Do-Ho Suh discussed his work, influences, and transcultural experiences...

Tobias Meyer
March 2006

Tobias Meyer spoke about the contemporary art market and his experience as Sotheby's Worldwide Head of Contemporary Art...

Lisa Yuskavage
September 2005

Lisa Yuskavage discussed her background and the inspiration behind her work, providing insight into her compelling paintings of exaggerated female figures...

Robert Longo
May 2005

Beginning his slide lecture with a photograph of his childhood home in Long Island, Robert Longo described his growth from an insecure teenager into a standard bearer for one of the most adventurous periods of American art...

Alex Katz
April 2005

One of the most important artists of the last 50 years, Alex Katz discussed the blending of abstraction and representation that marks his renowned portraits and landscapes...

A Conversation with Raymond D. Nasher—

January 2005

One of the nation’s leading collectors of modern and contemporary sculpture, Raymond Nasher discussed collecting, his vision for founding the Nasher Sculpture Center, and the challenges of bringing it to fruition...

Lorna Simpson
September 2004

Artist Lorna Simpson discussed her thought-provoking work exploring gender, identity, history, culture, and memory...

Roberta Smith — “The Risks, Pleasures, Responsibilities, and Roles of Newspaper Criticism”
March 2004

Art critic Roberta Smith began writing for The New York Times in 1986. Over the years...

Anna Gaskell
October 2003

Anna Gaskell is one of the most compelling photographers on the contemporary art scene. In her series “Resemblance,” Gaskell creates a terrifying yet fantastic world in which the distinction...

Christo and Jeanne-Claude
September 2003

Christo and Jeanne-Claude discussed The Gates, Project for Central Park, New York City (1979–2005), a temporary work of art they created for New York’s urban oasis. Seven thousand, five hundred...

Janine Antoni
May 2003

Janine Antoni enjoys an impressive international reputation. As one of the youngest recipients of the MacArthur Fellowship in 1998, her work has received exuberant acclaim both in this...

John Currin
March 2003

John Currin emerged in the early 1990s along with a wave of other young artists who invigorated figurative art while questioning its conventions. He uses Northern Renaissance...

Shirin Neshat
February 2003

Shirin Neshat’s work explores various issues of Islamic society, especially the position of women within this realm. Against the backdrop of her native culture, she creates works that...