Go behind the scenes with Vija Celmins as she muses on the process and inspiration for her work, on view in the retrospective exhibition, Vija Celmins, from September 24, 2019, through January 12, 2020, at The Met Breuer.
Credits:
Editor: Stephanie Wuertz
Original Music: Austin Fisher
Artwork © Vija Celmins, courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery
Footage courtesy of San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Images courtesy of:
Vija Celmins
The Art Institute of Chicago / Art Resource, NY
Eric Baum
Philip Cohen Photographic
Brian Forrest
Jason Mandella
Matthew Marks Gallery
McKee Gallery, New York
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
Tim Nighswander
Oakland Museum of California
Kent Pell
The Rachofsky House
Hendrika Sonnenberg
Susan Titelman
Kevin Todora
Dustin Van Orne
Sarah Wells
Whitney Museum of American Art
© 2019 The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Meet the Artist—Vija Celmins | Met Exhibitions
Go behind the scenes with Vija Celmins as she muses on the process and inspiration for her work, on view in the retrospective exhibition, Vija Celmins.
Vija Celmins
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