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Listen	Gary Garrels on Ellsworth Kelly's relief works Curator Gary Garrels on artist Ellsworth Kelly's use of relief in his later paintings. Part of Making Sense of Modern Art Mobile, SFMOMA's handheld multimedia tour.	June 2010	Ellsworth Kelly
Listen	Gary Garrels on Ellsworth Kelly's Stele I Curator Garry Garrels discusses artist Ellsworth Kelly's Stele I. This monumental work can be seen in SFMOMA's Rooftop Garden, on the fifth floor of the museum. Part of Making Sense…	June 2010	Ellsworth Kelly
Listen	Guest Take: A musical response to Kelly's Stele I Cellist Zöe Keating responds to Ellsworth Kelly's Stele I with a musical compostion, Monolith (Stele I). Part of Making Sense of Modern Art Mobile, SFMOMA's handheld multimedia…	June 2010	Ellsworth Kelly
Listen	Michael Auping on Anselm Kiefer Curator Michale Auping considers Anselm Kiefer's interest in post-war German identity. Part of Making Sense of Modern Art Mobile, SFMOMA's handheld multimedia tour.	June 2010	Anselm Kiefer
Listen	Sol LeWitt, Tom Marioni, and Gary Garrels on conceptual art Artists Sol LeWitt and Tom Marioni and curator Gary Garrels discuss LeWitt's wall drawings and the birth of conceptual art. Part of Making Sense of Modern Art Mobile, SFMOMA's…	June 2010	Sol LeWitt
Listen	Roy Lichtenstein in his own words Artist Roy Lichtenstein explains the influence of comic book illustration on his work. Part of Making Sense of Modern Art Mobile, SFMOMA's handheld multimedia tour.	June 2010	Roy Lichtenstein
Listen	John Zarobell and Roy Lichtenstein on Pop art Curator John Zarobell and artist Roy Lichtenstein offer their takes on the Pop art movement and Lichtenstein's Radio. Part of Making Sense of Modern Art Mobile, SFMOMA's handheld…	June 2010	Roy Lichtenstein
Listen	John Zarobell on Roy Lichtenstein's Figures with Sunset Curator John Zarobell explores art historical references in Roy Lichtenstein's painting Figures with Sunset. Part of Making Sense of Modern Art Mobile, SFMOMA's handheld multimedia…	June 2010	Roy Lichtenstein
Listen	Richard Long on his stone circles Artist Richard Long discusses his stone circles. Part of Making Sense of Modern Art Mobile, SFMOMA's handheld multimedia tour.	June 2010	Richard Long
Listen	Richard Long on his use of ancient forms and materials Artist Richard Long discusses the geometric forms and natural materials that he employs in his sculptures. Part of Making Sense of Modern Art Mobile, SFMOMA's handheld multimedia…	June 2010	Richard Long
Listen	Brice Marden on how to look at painting Artist Brice Marden explains his approach to looking at painting. Part of Making Sense of Modern Art Mobile, SFMOMA's handheld multimedia tour.	June 2010	Brice Marden
Listen	Agnes Martin on beauty Artist Agnes Martin discusses beauty, life, and art. Part of Making Sense of Modern Art Mobile, SFMOMA's handheld multimedia tour.	June 2010	Agnes Martin
Listen	Agnes Martin gives advice to young artists Artist Agnes Martin shares words of wisdom with young artists at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Excerpted from a lecture she delivered in 1987. Part of Making Sense…	June 2010	Agnes Martin
Listen	Gary Garrels on Minimal art Curator Gary Garrels explains the formation of the Minimal art movement and discusses the work of artists Donald Judd and Carl Andre. Part of Making Sense of Modern Art Mobile,…	June 2010
Listen	John Zarobell on Isamu Noguchi's Shodo Flowing Curator John Zarobell discusses the calligraphic references in Isamu Noguchi's sculpture Shodo Flowing. Part of Making Sense of Modern Art Mobile, SFMOMA's handheld multimedia tour.	June 2010	Isamu Noguchi
Listen	Robert Rauschenberg on Trophy IV (For John Cage) Artist Robert Rauschenberg discusses the series of five "Trophy" works he created in honor of fellow artists. Part of SFMOMA's multimedia gallery tour Making Sense of…	March 2010	Robert Rauschenberg
Listen	SFMOMA curators on James Rosenquist Curators John Zarobell and Gary Garrels discuss Rosenquist's language of symbols. Part of SFMOMA's multimedia gallery tour Making Sense of Modern Art Mobile.	March 2010	James Rosenquist
Listen	A musical response to Rosenquist's Leaky Ride for Dr. Leakey San Francisco–based cello/vocal duo LOOP!STATION responds to Rosenquist's painting. Part of SFMOMA's multimedia gallery tour, Making Sense of Modern Art Mobile.	March 2010	James Rosenquist
Listen	Leslie Shows on the making of Two Ways to Organize Artist Leslie Shows discusses her art practice and the painting of Two Ways to Organize. Part of SFMOMA's multimedia gallery tour Making Sense of Modern Art Mobile.	March 2010	Leslie Shows
Listen	Janet Bishop on Matisse's Femme au Chapeau Curator Janet Bishop describes the scandalizing debut of Matisse's painting at the 1905 Salon d'Automne in Paris. Part of SFMOMA's multimedia gallery tour Making Sense of Modern Art…	March 2010	Henri Matisse
Listen	Imogen Cunningham in her own words An introductory overview of the work of the photographer Imogen Cunningham. Part of SFMOMA's multimedia gallery tour Making Sense of Modern Art Mobile.	March 2010	Imogen Cunningham
Listen	Edward Weston on Photographing Peppers In this excerpt from Weston's daybooks, the photographer recounts the making of his pepper still lifes. Part of SFMOMA's multimedia gallery tour Making Sense of Modern Art Mobile.	March 2010	Edward Weston
Listen	Neal Benezra on Clyfford Still SFMOMA director Neal Benezra shares his personal connection to Clyfford Still's Untitled [formerly Self-Portrait]. Part of SFMOMA's multimedia gallery tour Making Sense of Modern Art…	March 2010	Clyfford Still
Listen	Jeff Wall's Tattoos and Shadows In this audio clip photographer Jeff Wall discusses the inspiration for Tattoos and Shadows (2000).	December 2007	Jeff Wall
Listen	Ann Hamilton discusses indigo blue Artist Ann Hamilton discusses the relationship between her installation work indigo blue and labor history in the United States.	June 2007	Ann Hamilton
Listen	Amy Franceschini discusses her Victory Gardens Project Local artist and 2006 SECA Art Award recipient Amy Franceschini discusses the origins of her Victory Gardens project.	March 2007	Amy Franceschini
Listen	Sylvie Blocher discusses the interviews conducted for Men in Gold French contemporary artist Sylvie Blocher discusses the interviews she conducted for her video installation Men in Gold (2007), part of her series Living Pictures.	March 2007	Sylvie Blocher
Listen	Sarah Cain discusses her art practice Local artist and 2006 SECA Art Award recipient Sarah Cain discusses her art practice.	March 2007	Sarah Cain
Listen	A walkthrough of the exhibition Mexico as Muse: Tina Modotti and Edward Weston A walkthrough of the exhibition Mexico as Muse: Tina Modotti and Edward Weston with art historian Patricia Albers.	September 2006	Tina Modotti, Edward Weston
Listen	Richard Long discusses The Path is the Line is the Place Artist Richard Long gives a talk about his installation The Path is the Line is the Place.	March 2006	Richard Long

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