The Installation Art Podcast: The Art of Surrender
In this episode, host Anastasia Parmson interviews celebrated American artist Beth Lipman. The conversation is rich with insights and learning moments, highlighting Lipman's artistic journey, processes, and challenges.
Key takeaways include:
• The influence of Lipman's creative family, and how growing up surrounded by folk art shaped her practice.
• Her shift to creating large-scale glass installations, which often take years to complete.
• The collaborative nature of her work, involving other skilled professionals and leveraging residencies and institutional resources.
• Exploring themes of temporality, memento mori, and the human condition through her intricate compositions.
• Lipman's perspective on the conceptual impact of failure and destruction within her work.
Listen time: 1:19:38