Barrier | Anderson Collection at Stanford University

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Up Close: One Painting Tours With Artists
Barrier

Hosted by art historian and the associate director of ITALIC at Stanford, Kim Beil, the micro-video series focuses on a single object in the Anderson Collection, sparking dialogue with a guest artist.

Kim spoke with artist Davina Semo about Vija Celmins’ Barrier.

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“The images are not from observations of nature, but are ’found images’ from old magazines, books, and photos. Thus they are already flattened and a step removed from nature. My work lies between intimacy and distance.”*

-Vija Celmins

*Vija Celmins, Vija Celmins ARTIST ROOMS Tate Britain Display, http://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/display/vija-celmins, accessed 1 April 2014.