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Grayson Perry
Grayson Perry is best known for creating ceramic vases and tapestries whose unconventional imagery chronicles all aspects of contemporary life. Born in Essex, England in 1960, Perry often appears publicly as his alter ego, Claire. He is an award-winning TV broadcaster, a best-selling author, an architect and a Trustee of the British Museum. In the first episode of Brilliant Ideas, brought to you by Bloomberg and Hyundai Motor, we meet Perry in his London studio, where he reveals what inspires and motivates him.
May 8, 2015
30 Min.
Cornelia Parker
Cornelia Parker is an internationally-acclaimed sculptor and installation artist best known for transforming everyday objects into extraordinary works of art. She was born in 1956, in Cheshire, England. In the second episode of Brilliant Ideas, brought to you by Bloomberg and Hyundai Motor, she reveals her inspirations, from gravity and ghosts to memory and the unconscious. She also discusses some of her best-loved works. In "Cold Dark Matter: An Exploded View", the assembled fragments of a garden shed blown up by the British Army are dramatically suspended from the ceiling and lit by a single bulb, while "The Distance (A Kiss With String Attached)" is a copy of Rodin's "The Kiss" with a mile of string wound around it.
May 22, 2015
30 Min.
Michael Joo
Born in Ithaca, New York to Korean parents in 1966, Michael Joo is an artist whose work crosses the boundaries between sculpture, performance, drawing, video art and installation. A biology graduate turned artist, Joo explores life's biggest themes – science and religion, high and low culture, sex and death. His work can be found in numerous public and private collections including New York's Guggenheim Museum, Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Samsung Centre for Art and Culture in Seoul. Meet Michael Joo in this third episode of Brilliant Ideas, brought to you by Bloomberg and Hyundai Motor.
Jun 5, 2015
30 Min.
Yinka Shonibare
Born in Ithaca, New York to Korean parents in 1966, Michael Joo is an artist whose work crosses the boundaries between sculpture, performance, drawing, video art and installation. A biology graduate turned artist, Joo explores life's biggest themes – science and religion, high and low culture, sex and death. His work can be found in numerous public and private collections including New York's Guggenheim Museum, Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Samsung Centre for Art and Culture in Seoul. Meet Michael Joo in this third episode of Brilliant Ideas, brought to you by Bloomberg and Hyundai Motor.
Jun 22, 2015
30 Min.
Mariko Mori
Born in Tokyo in 1967, Mariko Mori burst onto the art scene in the 1990s after starting her career as a fashion model. She has won international acclaim for her innovative multimedia works. Her early work mixed Japanese pop culture and manga imagery with high-tech architecture and futuristic costumes. Now living in New York, Mori uses cutting-edge technology to create striking visions for the 21st century. Mori has had solo shows at New York's Brooklyn Museum, the Royal Academy in London, the Centre Pompidou in Paris and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Meet Mori in this fifth episode of Brilliant Ideas, brought to you by Bloomberg and Hyundai Motor.
Jul 14, 2015
30 Min.
Luke Jerram
One of British artist Luke Jerram's projects, "Play me, I'm Yours", involves placing pianos in public parks, at bus stops and in train stations for anyone to play and enjoy. Presented in over 50 cities around the world, from London, Los Angeles and Lima to Hong Kong, Sao Paolo and Stockholm, it has reached an audience of millions. Born in 1974, he lives in Bristol, England, but his works – encompassing installation, performance and intricate glass sculpture – have been capturing the imagination of viewers worldwide since 1997. The sixth episode of Brilliant Ideas, presented by Bloomberg and Hyundai Motor, tells his story.
Jul 23, 2015
30 Min.
Danny Lane
Danny Lane is an American-born, London-based sculptor who uses glass to play with light and space. His public artworks are installed in bustling cities around the world. Born in Urbana, Illinois, in 1955, he has worked actively from London since the 1980s. The seventh episode of Brilliant Ideas, brought to you by Bloomberg and Hyundai Motor, takes a look into the story of this master of light.
Aug 5, 2015
30 Min.
Bharti Kher
Inspired by artists such as Hieronymus Bosch, Francisco Goya and William Blake, Bharti Kher weaves references to magical beasts, mythical monsters and allegorical tales into her multidisciplinary work. Kher was born in London in 1969 and moved to India in 1993, where she has become one of the country's biggest contemporary art stars. In episode eight of Brilliant Ideas, brought to you by Bloomberg and Hyundai Motor, we meet her at her studio in New Delhi, where she currently lives and works. Ker looks to India's rich history and philosophy for inspiration, but also finds it in tiny moments and mundane sights of daily life.
Aug 14, 2015
30 Min.
Francesco Clemente
Born in 1952, in Naples, Francesco is one of the most highly regarded painters in the world. He was central to the resurgence of painting in the 1980s. Part figurative and part abstract, his paintings and drawings explore the mysteries of human life. His subjects are drawn from myth, religion, and popular culture and reflect Mediterranean, Indian and American influences. He lives in New York, where he has worked with Jean-Michel Basquiat, Andy Warhol and Allen Ginsberg among others. Francesco's work has been the subject of numerous exhibitions in the world's leading galleries including the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Guggenheim Museum in New York and the Sezon Museum in Tokyo. Meet Clemente in the ninth episode of Brilliant Ideas, brought to you by Bloomberg and Hyundai Motor.
Aug 28, 2015
30 Min.
Ellen Gallagher
Born in 1965, in Providence, Rhode Island, Ellen Gallagher burst onto the art scene in the mid-1990s. Ellen's Irish and African-American origins have shaped the texture and subject matter of her work. She is known for her politically charged paintings, collages, drawings, prints, sculptures and films about African-American history and culture. Her work is inspired by a wide range of references: nineteenth-century literature, science fiction, ocean life and vintage magazine advertising. In the tenth episode of Brilliant Ideas, brought to you by Bloomberg and Hyundai Motor, we catch up with Gallagher in her studio next to the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
Sep 14, 2015
30 Min.
Jaume Plensa
Jaume Plensa is an internationally acclaimed sculptor. Born in 1955 in Barcelona, the culture, streets and architecture of the Catalan capital have been a constant source of inspiration. He is best known for figurative sculptures, often found in public settings. He works in steel, glass, marble, wood, stone and light. Major projects include his "Crown Fountain" in Chicago's Millennium Park and "Dream", a large scale sculpture near Liverpool, and in 2015 Plensa was commissioned to create sculptures for San Giorgio Maggiore at the Venice Biennale. In the eleventh episode of Brilliant Ideas, presented by Bloomberg and Hyundai Motor, we journey through Plensa's world.
Sep 25, 2015
30 Min.
Subodh Gupta
Subodh Gupta is India's most exciting, internationally renowned artists. Born in 1964 in Khagaul, India, he now lives and works in New Delhi. He is best known for using commonplace objects to create thought-provoking sculptures. His work captures the everyday realities of life in India: pots and pans, buckets, cow dung, loam, copper, bronze and gold all feature in his sculptures. His work raises big questions about the impact of globalization and inequality. Discover Gupta's work in the twelfth episode of Brilliant Ideas by Bloomberg and Hyundai Motor.
Oct 19, 2015
30 Min.
Abraham Cruzvillegas
Selected for the inaugural Hyundai Commission for the Turbine Hall at London's Tate Modern, Abraham Cruzvillegas is a conceptual artist best known for his work with found objects such as old furniture, wood, bottles, plastic, hair and feathers. Born in 1968 in Mexico City, Cruzvilleagas creates his work under the title autoconstrucciĂłn - or self-construction. In the thirteenth episode of Brilliant Ideas, presented by Bloomberg and Hyundai Motor, watch Cruzvillegas tackle the Turbine Hall commission in Tate Modern, one of the biggest challenges in the art world.
Oct 23, 2015
30 Min.
Theaster Gates
Born in Chicago in 1973, Theaster Gates is a visual artist, social activist, urban planner, musical performer and Professor of Visual Art at the University of Chicago. From his base in the city's South Side district, Gates creates sculptures, installations, performances about social change. He buys and renovates derelict properties, using the materials he finds there - floorboards, tar, fire hoses - to create new works. He won the prestigious Artes Mundi prize in 2015. In the fourteenth episode of Brilliant Ideas, presented by Bloomberg and Hyundai Motor, we track down Gates at his studio.
Nov 10, 2015
30 Min.
Xu Bing
Born in 1955 in Chongqing, China, Xu Bing plays with traditional Chinese art forms, such as calligraphy, printmaking and ink painting, to create installations that question how we communicate meaning through language. In the fifteenth episode of Brilliant Ideas, brought to you by Bloomberg and Hyundai Motor, Xu discusses some of his most celebrated works.
Nov 20, 2015
30 Min.
Lee Bul
Born in 1964 in Seoul, South Korea, where she still lives and works, Lee Bul's virtuosity across a wide range of media - from drawing and performance to sculpture, installation and video – cemented her position as an artist to be reckoned with early in her career. The sixteenth episode of Brilliant Ideas, brought to you by Bloomberg and Hyundai Motor, showcases Lee's extraordinary drawings, studies, sculptural pieces and installations.
Dec 4, 2015
30 Min.
Simon Denny
Born in 1982 in Auckland, now based in Berlin, Simon Denny is widely recognised as one of today's most innovative young artists. His work explores digital technology, corporate culture and state power. His installations combine sculpture, graphics, and moving images, looking at technology both as a force for good and as something more sinister. He was invited to the 2008 Sydney Biennale and the 2009 Brussels Biennale and won the Baloise Art Prize at Art Basel in 2012. In the seventeenth episode of Brilliant Ideas, brought to you by Bloomberg and Hyundai Motor, we catch up with Denny ahead of the unveiling of his commission representing New Zealand at the 2015 Venice Biennale.
Dec 29, 2015
30 Min.
Zhang Huan
Born in 1965 in China's rural Henan Province, Zhang Huan was part of Beijing's East Village community in the 1990s, whose performance pieces would eventually mark him as a critical figure in the history of contemporary art in China. Zhang is known primarily for performance art that focuses on universal themes such as poverty, individual freedom and cultural differences. Zhang's recent work has featured sculptures and paintings that explore themes of memory and spirituality and how these relate to Buddhist practice. In the eighteenth episode of Brilliant Ideas, brought to you by Bloomberg and Hyundai Motor, we meet Zhang in his huge Shanghai studio.
Dec 31, 2015
30 Min.
Diana Thater
Born in 1962 in San Francisco, Diana Thater has been a pioneering creator of video, film and installation art over the past 25 years. Her work explores the relationship between humans and animals: the underwater world of dolphins, honeybees who communicate through dancing and the lives of monkeys in India. Her immersive installations push the physical and conceptual boundaries of how we experience moving images. In the nineteenth episode of Brilliant Ideas, brought to you by Bloomberg and Hyundai Motor, we meet Thater in her Los Angeles studio as she talks us through the most comprehensive exhibition of her work to date - Diana Thater: The Sympathetic Imagination - at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA).
Jan 15, 2016
30 Min.
Conrad Shawcross
Conrad Shawcross's rise in the British art world was unprecedented, beginning with his 2003 debut, a wooden machine that slowly wound threads into yarn. It was quickly acquired by the mega-Ă‚Âcollector Charles Saatchi. A year later, at the age of 25, Shawcross cold-called Victoria Miro, arguably one of London's most important dealers. "I got a meeting, and two weeks later she took me on," he says. In 2013 he was inducted into London's Royal Academy of Art, the youngest person ever to achieve the honor.
Jan 29, 2016
30 Min.
Wangechi Mutu
Wangechi Mutu explores colonial history, African politics and the worldwide fashion industry in a range of media including drawing, painting, sculpture and installation. She draws on her experiences and observations to contrast Western and African cultures. She is known for confronting racial and gender stereotypes and is a committed campaigner for LGBT rights in Africa. Mutu was born in Nairobi, Kenya in 1972, and is now based in New York. In the twenty-first episode of Brilliant Ideas, presented by Bloomberg and Hyundai Motor, Mutu discusses her work from her studio.
Feb 12, 2016
30 Min.
NS Harsha
Born in 1969, NS Harsha lives and works in Mysore, India. Drawing on a broad spectrum of Indian painting traditions, miniature painting, popular art and western art, he creates works that reflect on the modern world. NS Harsha is best known for painstakingly rendered paintings, works on paper, wall and floor works, sculptures, site-specific installations and public projects. His work has been exhibited in Tokyo, Moscow, San Francisco, Sao Paulo, Rome and Beijing. In the twenty-second episode of Brilliant Ideas, presented by Bloomberg and Hyundai Motor, Harsha lets us into his studio and unique way of working.
Feb 26, 2016
30 Min.
Heri Dono
Heri Dono was born in 1960 in Jakarta, Indonesia and is one of Indonesia's best-known contemporary artists. Heavily influenced by Javanese "wayang" theatre, comic books and animation, Dono's works are characterized by his penchant for the fantastical and the absurd, populated by astonishing characters and strange juxtapositions. While ostensibly playful and humorous, his works often contain incisive socio-political commentary on both Indonesia and abroad. He works across a broad range of media, from painting, sculpture, installation to performance. His work has featured in exhibitions around the globe, the most recent being the 2015 Venice Biennale. In episode 23 of Brilliant Ideas, brought to you by Bloomberg and Hyundai Motor, Dono shows us around his studio in Jakarta.
Mar 11, 2016
30 Min.
Ali Banisadr
Born in 1976 in Tehran, Ali Banisadr moved to America when he was a child. His works are influenced by his experiences as a refugee from the Iran-Iraq war and his approach to abstraction mixes memory, nostalgia and violence. He is best known for his large, lush, highly intricate paintings featuring fantastical landscapes reminiscent of stained glass. Ali experiences synaesthesia, a condition which shapes his perception of the world, and a dimension of his work. His work can be seen in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Museum der Moderna in Salzburg, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles and the British Museum.
Mar 21, 2016
30 Min.
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