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An interview with artist Adrian Piper is presented. She talks about her studies at the School of Visual Arts, as well as the reason why she decided to get a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D.) degree. She also cites the influences of her study in her work as an artist. She also recounts her experiences when she studied in Heidelberg, Germany.

An interview with the artist Kathe Burkhart is presented. Particular focus is given to her work in painting and photography. Additional topics discussed include her painting series based on the actress Liz Taylor (LTS), her artists' studio in Brooklyn, New York City, and her commitment to making large-scale paintings, which require a large studio space.

An interview with the contemporary artist Keltie Ferris is presented. Particular focus is given to her artist's studio in Brooklyn, New York City, and how that impacts her abstract paintings. Additional topics discussed include how her work examines the issues of gender, sexuality and race, insights on how she plans her artworks and how she explores the 1980s through color in her art.

An interview with Jerry Gorovoy, assistant to the late French artist Louise Bourgeois, is presented. Particular focus is given to his observations on her home and studio, which are located in Chelsea, Manhattan, New York City. The exhibition "L'araignée et les tapestries," which will feature various fabric works and sculptures by Bourgeois, to be held Hauser & Wirth gallery in Zurich, Switzerland, from June 15th through July 26, 2014 is also noted.

The article examines the life and work of the American painter Wendy White. Particular focus is given to her painting series "Fotobild." Additional topics discussed include her artist's studio in Chinatown, New York City, insights on her use of color and details relating to her work as a photographer.

An interview with U.S. conceptual artist Jenny Holzer is presented. When asked whether attending the Whitney Independent Study Program (ISP) influenced the use of language in her work, Holzer says ISP was a refuge from graduate school. She talks about her main event at the Collaborative Projects. She explains her reason for leaving New York in 1985.

This article features Tara McPherson, a tattoo artist based in New York. Since graduating from Art Center College in Pasadena, California in 2001, McPherson has exhibited her work worldwide. She had done band posters for famous artists including Elvis Costello, Faith No More and High on Fire. According to McPherson, people view her work as sweetly creepy.

The article profiles artist Lynda Benglis. She taught third graders in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana before she graduated at Newcomb College. She moved to New York in 1964 where she studied painting with abstract painter Reuben Tam at the Brooklyn Museum Art School. Some of Benglis' work are featured, including "Zanzidae" from the "Peacock" series, "D'Arrest," and "Black Ice."

The article focuses on the move of museums in collecting and exhibiting the works of women. It cites the statement of Connie Butler of Museum of Modern Art (MoMa) that they are buying more works by women and that recent acquisitions at MoMa include pieces by Mary Beth Edelson. It mentions the solo show that Guggenheim Museum will devote to artist Kitty Kraus and on the previous women solo shows at Whitney Museum. It notes the accusation of Jerry Saltz to MoMa for not exhibiting 57 women artists.

The article offers information on several exhibitions by women artists in New York City from October 2009 to January 2010 including the multimedia exhibition "Up Against," by Janine Antoni at Luhring Augustine, the painting exhibition "Here and Now/And Nowhere," by Tauba Auerbach at Deitch Projects, and the photography exhibition "This Train Is Bound for Glory," by Justine Kurland at Mitchell-Ines & Nash.

The article profiles New York-born painter Jill Hooper. Hooper met D. Jeffrey Mims, her first teacher, in North Carolina when she was 11 years old. She was a studio art major at the College of Charleston. She later studied in France and Italy. According to the author, Hooper's art is rooted in the classical tradition.

The article features Barbara Kassel, an artist in New York City. Kassel paints interiors that insist on expanding, which incorporate still lifes of a highly personal and symbolic nature. Early paintings involved a version of pointillism, landscapes that owed a considerable amount to artists Georges-Pierre Seurat and Paul Signac. Kassel's strategy is to explore both interior and exterior spaces while including a wealth of still life material that carries a certain amount of symbolic meaning.

The article profiles Mary Heilmann, a 67-year-old artist based in Bridgehampton in Long Island, New York. Her first museum retrospective, entitled "Mary Heilmann: To Be Somen," is held at the Orange County Museum in California. She teaches at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan. Her approach to abstraction has influenced the return to painting by a younger generation of artists such as Elizabeth Peyton and Laura Owens.

The article reviews the exhibition "Global Feminisms," on view at the Brooklyn Museum in Brooklyn, New York from March 23-July 1, 2007.

The article reviews several exhibitions of feminist art. "Multiple Vantage Points: Southern California Women Artist," was on view at the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery in Los Angeles, California from February 25-April 15, 2007. "Role Play: Feminist Art Revisited 1960-1980," was presented at the Galerie LeLong in New York City March 15-April 28, 2007. "Women's Work: Homage to Feminist Art," was held at Tabla Rasa Gallery in Brooklyn, New York from March 28-May 13, 2007.

The article focuses on South Korean-born artist Kimsooja and her work. Kimsooja, who has been based in New York City since 1998, is adept at bringing her studio and ideas to any location. Her projects range from installations in Venice Italy and Madrid, Spain, to a small retrospective in Stockholm, Sweden, to gallery shows in New York. She has experimented with various media including textile, performance and video.

The article describes the technique used by New York-based artist Kate Lehman in her still-life and figure paintings. At the Minnesota River School of Fine Art, Lehman began to study the figure from the model and to absorb the lessons of representing form in a tradition that goes back to the 19th century academies and painters. She prefers to work with earth colors, ochres and grays. Lehman admires the works of Gustav Klimt, an artist who combined reflective surfaces with representational painting.

The article focuses on the techniques of New York City-based photographer Nikki S. Lee. Lee is known for her portrayals of various persona in her pictures. She explained that part of the excitement of her job is to be someone different from her personality. Nancy Spector, curator of contemporary art at the Guggenheim, asserts that Lee is comparable to Cindy Sherman because her pieces portray much about reality.

The article focuses on the life and works of Brooklyn, New York City-based painter Dana Schutz. Schutz, an art graduate from Columbia, is recognized internationally as one of her generation's leading artists. Her mural prize "Presentation" was acquired by the Museum of Modern Art. She's been in many famous places and had art exhibitions. Her works include "Fanatics," which depicts a group of diverse extremists, "Self Portrait as a Pachyderm," which reflects the artist's desire to be thick-skinned, and "Boy," which shows decapitation and autopsy.

Focuses on the garden and art studio of Grace Knowlton near the Hudson River in New York. Design of the garden by Knowlton and landscape architect James van Sweden; Creation of the space where art and nature symbiotically intersect.

Features the home of New York City-based artist Madeline Weinrib. Furniture preferences; Interior design; Motifs and techniques observed around the house.

Looks at the artworks of artist Meret Oppenheim. Description of her artwork "Ma Gouvernantet--My Nurse--Mein Kindermädchen," which depicts women's shoes as an object of sexual fantasy; Information on her art exhibition "Fantastic Art, Dada, Surrealism," at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City in December 1936.

Profiles Lorna Simpson, photographer and video artist from New York City. Family background; Educational attainment; Career highlights; Reputation as an artist; Artworks and masterpiece.

Features the landscape paintings created by Queens, New York City-based artist Theresa Bartol. Reasons of Bartol for choosing the natural world for her landscape paintings; Description of her paintings; Key component in the approach used by Bartol for her landscape paintings.

Profiles artist Sarah Sze in New York. Number of art works made; Exhibition of her 'Triple Point of Water' at the Whitney Museum of American Art; Family background.

Focuses on the career of artist Cecily Brown in New York City. Views on media coverage; Production of abstract paintings; Use of sexuality as a subject.

Focuses on the attention that early 17th-century painter Artemisia Gentileschi is receiving in 2002. The book 'The Passion of Artemisia,' by Susan Vreeland; The play 'Lapis Blue Blood Red' which is about Gentileschi; Exhibition of her works at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York; Background information of Gentileschi.

The article presents an interview with Canadian artist Medrie MacPhee, who lives and works in New York. She talked about how she came to New York in 1976 on a class trip from Halifax with Eric Fischl, Mira Schor and some other students. She cited her experiences of arriving in New York and of loving the city and its culture. She talked about her career in art and experiences as an artist.

Interviews Eileen Myles, a poet and artist from New York City. Emphasis of the motion picture "The Last Clean Shirt," directed by Alfred Leslie and Frank O'Hara; Participation in community projects; Concept of contemporary avant garde.

Highlights the exhibition `Resolutions for the Millennium: A Stitch in Time' featuring art works by Judy Chicago at the American Craft Museum in New York City. Art pieces included in the exhibition; Techniques used by Chicago; Materials used; Theme of the exhibition; Impressions given by the artist's works to art audiences.

Focuses on Lee Bontecou and her history in the New York art world. Description of the three-dimensional wall pieces that she produced in the 1960s; Details of her retreat from the art scene with husband Bill Giles to a Pennsylvania farmhouse; Discussion of her exhibit at the UCLA Hammer Museum, which will move to the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art in February and then to the Museum of Modern Art in New York City; Speculation on why she walked away from her success career; Background on her Fullbright fellowship and trip to Rome in 1956; How Bontecou views her art.

The article presents an interview with New York painter, filmmaker, performance and video artist Carolee Schneemann. She talked about growing up and traveling with her father, a country doctor, into outlying areas. She shared her experiences of growing up in a family with a German father and a Jewish mother.

The article explores the career and drawings of artist Jo Anne Schneider. Schneider studied fine arts at Syracuse University in New York. Schneider is both popular as a painter and draftsman. Her black and white drawings are known for being simple, with only few lines and no clutter. Schneider's drawings are inspired by the works of another artist, Ellsworth Kelly.

The article features the works of painter Isabel Bishop. Most paintings of Bishop are figure presentations of ordinary people commonly seen at Union Square in New York such as the unemployed or the streetwalkers. It is stated that Bishop has a desire to overcome three-dimensionality in favor of a presentation closer to the process of seeing. Bishop mentioned that her fundamentals are form, space and light and that color is not an original motif for her.