Apr 16, 2023·edited Apr 16, 2023Liked by Lisa Kairos
i once visited the home studio of paul mccarthy in pasadena... don’t know if he is considered famous — certainly very well-known (particularly in germany and europe.) my visit was arranged by my friend jennifer who worked with him as a graduate student at ucla. she wanted to show him a 16mm film i had made, which included her performing movement studies for film camera. we met at his house for dinner. the studio was a long rectangular addition that you would enter from the living room, where we set up a projector. mccarthy cleared away some items so we could project the film onto his studio wall… what makes this studio visit especially memorable is that a few years later i was visiting new york city at a time the studio was also visiting… mccarthy had turned it into an artwork, constructing a box the the room’s exact dimensions and fixing the floor, ceiling, walls, and over 3000 pieces of the studio’s contents in place, turning the room on its side. i cannot even begin to articulate the sensations experienced in viewing this familiar space again, this time in an atrium adjacent to a madison avenue skyscraper, the wall we projected on, now the floor. https://www.publicartfund.org/exhibitions/view/the-box/
I meant to say this a while ago: thank you so much for the content, the inspiration and the deep dive into things... your P+C letter came into my life in a moment (long moment) of melancholy and desperation. There is a huge gap between what I create and what I think I want to create. I embrace the struggle (Do I have a choice?...) Your letter is greatly appreciated!
I'll be in Santa Fe next month, and this is a great prompt to visit the Georgia O'Keefe Museum! Also, the Economist's obituary this week (a ritual in my house) is about Phyllida Barlow, which is a nice piece of serendipity, baby! Thanks for posting the videos.
Hi Lisa. I've been intrigued with your work since I saw the pieces es that evoke Queen Anne's Lace, or stars, or both. My answer- for now- to three foundations of my work: Making the intentional line, working in transparencies and seeking what lies beneath.
i once visited the home studio of paul mccarthy in pasadena... don’t know if he is considered famous — certainly very well-known (particularly in germany and europe.) my visit was arranged by my friend jennifer who worked with him as a graduate student at ucla. she wanted to show him a 16mm film i had made, which included her performing movement studies for film camera. we met at his house for dinner. the studio was a long rectangular addition that you would enter from the living room, where we set up a projector. mccarthy cleared away some items so we could project the film onto his studio wall… what makes this studio visit especially memorable is that a few years later i was visiting new york city at a time the studio was also visiting… mccarthy had turned it into an artwork, constructing a box the the room’s exact dimensions and fixing the floor, ceiling, walls, and over 3000 pieces of the studio’s contents in place, turning the room on its side. i cannot even begin to articulate the sensations experienced in viewing this familiar space again, this time in an atrium adjacent to a madison avenue skyscraper, the wall we projected on, now the floor. https://www.publicartfund.org/exhibitions/view/the-box/
Hi Lisa,
I meant to say this a while ago: thank you so much for the content, the inspiration and the deep dive into things... your P+C letter came into my life in a moment (long moment) of melancholy and desperation. There is a huge gap between what I create and what I think I want to create. I embrace the struggle (Do I have a choice?...) Your letter is greatly appreciated!
I'll be in Santa Fe next month, and this is a great prompt to visit the Georgia O'Keefe Museum! Also, the Economist's obituary this week (a ritual in my house) is about Phyllida Barlow, which is a nice piece of serendipity, baby! Thanks for posting the videos.
Hi Lisa. I've been intrigued with your work since I saw the pieces es that evoke Queen Anne's Lace, or stars, or both. My answer- for now- to three foundations of my work: Making the intentional line, working in transparencies and seeking what lies beneath.
Thanks for all this! Press on!
Charlotte