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what to watch (or rather, listen to) while knitting ...I also work on naturaldye.tumblr.com

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Thomas Hirschhorn and Anna Dezeuze talking about Hirschhorn’s Deleuze Monument, Feb 3, 2015 (1:29:20)

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Lisa Anne Auerbach, Whitney Biennial 2014 (4:02)

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Amy Sillman “Color as Material” at the Whitney (39:56)

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from October 28, 2014 - curators Connie Butler and Helen Molesworth in conversation at the Hammer. (1:33:22)

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From October 16, 2004 - Artist AA Bronson in conversation with curator Helen Molesworth.

http://www.friezeprojects.org/talks/detail/queer-spirits-and-other-invocations/

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The Artist's Voice Sheila Hicks at the ICA/Boston (1:05:54)

from October 2, 2013 - Sheila Hicks in conversation with curator Jenelle Porter.

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documentary: the story of women and art part 1/3, part 2/3, part 3/3

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warping and weaving a warp-weighted loom 

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Assembly of Light Choir & What Cheer? Brigade at RISD

September 2013

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Mastercrafts, episode 5/6 - part 1: Under Monty Don’s watchful eye, three hopefuls who want to learn how to weave are put through their paces by the country’s leading practitioners.

This came out a few years ago, but since Australia is practically on Mars, it only just aired over here. If you haven’t already seen it, its well worth an hour of your time - for the art of it, for the inspiration it provides, and for that shared experience of the joys and frustrations of learning a craft.

Part 2, part 3, part 4

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Bethanne Knudson from the oriole mill talks briefly about the history of jacquard and how her army of jacquard machines function today

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james turrell trifecta (57min 05sec)

awkward google hangout with wil hylton (nytimes mag), christine y kim (lacma), nat trotman (guggeinheim), alison de lima greene (houston) in talk about their James Turrell exhibitions

technology does not make great art, technology can be the facilitator to making beautiful objects.

How James Turrell Knocked the Art World Off Its Feet (ny times)

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the art of not making (47min 33 sec)

author michael petry expounds on his book, the art of not making - for the american craft council in 2012.

film directors, architects, artists -- people who work with teams to execute their work

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Warren Seelig, materiality and meaning (52min 48 sec)

warren seelig reads/talks about books and artists who've come to craft through fine art... for the american craft council

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Beyond aesthetics: Larry Shiner "Art's Abject Other or the 'New Cool': Rethinking the Art/Craft Dichotomy" (1hr 5min) Larry Shiner is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, History and Visual Arts, University of Illinois at Springfield

essay on the same topic by the same guy: http://www.aesthetics-online.org/articles/index.php?articles_id=65

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modern art, shock of the now (51min)

6 of 6! 1998 - dali, sarah lucas, jeff koons, philip taafe, bruce nauman, darren almond, john currin

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why beauty matters, according to smarmy Roger Scruton (58min 58 sec)

this documentary is bunk on multiple levels however leaving out the entirety of modern architecture to prove his point can hardly be overlooked.