Is abstract expressionism art? Or could your cat have created such works? The paintings of Jackson Pollock are used to answer these questions.

"Art:21," the PBS series about contemporary art, examines different types of humor found in the work of contemporary artists Charles Atlas, Eleanor Antin, Raymond Pettibon, Elizabeth Murray, and Walton Ford. See video clips of the shows...

Celebrated American sculptor Robert Gober discusses the work of Forrest Bess and curatorial practice with Elisabeth Sussman, curator and Sondra Gilman Curator of Photography at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Sussman's recent...

Travel photographs, image circulation and obsolescence were on Anouk Kruithof's mind when she made 'Subconscious Travelling.' Hear Kruithof discuss the ideas behind this photographic installation, which began with her discovery of an...

Carolee Schneeman describes her piece Up to and Including Her Limits as being in discussion with Jackson Pollock. To learn more about what artists have to say, take our online course, Modern and Contemporary Art, 1945-1989.

Artist Cai Guo-Qiang recounts the third-century tale that inspired his work 'Borrowing Your Enemy's Arrows.' See this work in person through April 2016, as part of the exhibition 'Scenes for a New Heritage: Contemporary Art from the...

What happens when the museum becomes a studio and the visitor becomes a collaborator? Learn more about what artists have to say, take our online course, Modern and Contemporary Art, 1945-1989.

Many artists create work in response to the social, cultural, and political issues of their time. See how Dorothea Lange, Martha Rosler, and Felix Gonzalez-Torres responded to the Great Depression, the Vietnam War, and the AIDS crisis.

Explore how artists like Frida Kahlo, Glenn Ligon, and Andy Warhol investigate and express ideas about identity in their work.

In this video [3:56] contemporary artist Dorothea Rockburne talks about mathematics, magic, and materials for artists. To learn about how art changes over time, enroll in one of MoMA's courses online. Created by The Museum of Modern Art.

In this video [2:47] Carolee Schneeman describes her piece "Up to and Including Her Limits" as being in discussion with Jackson Pollock. Working with 3/4-inch manila rope in creating an aerial suspended kinetic work, she took off my...

In this video [2:43] a MoMA educator discusses how she teaches "Bicycle Wheel" by Marcel Duchamp, 1951. Visit MoMA Learning for more teaching and learning resources. Created by The Museum of Modern Art.

In this video [2:03] a MoMA educator discusses how she teaches 'Dive Bomber and Tank' by Jose Clemente Orozco, 1940.

In this video [8:46] Wolfgang Laib describes the pollen he collected over 27 years "as the beginning of life." He uses the pollen to create art. Created by The Museum of Modern Art.

In this video [2:23] Richard Serra discusses his sculpture, Band: "You can walk inside and outside continuously and never stop" for more than 70 feet. Learn more about what artists have to say in our online course,

In this video [3:11] Richard Serra talks about discovering "the potential for what steel could be." To learn more about what artists have to say, take our online course, Modern and Contemporary Art, 1945-1989. Created by The Museum of...

In this video [3:38] Richard Serra talks about how this sculpture made of 4 identical plates, allows us to explore 3 very different spaces and how they make you feel.

In this video [22:13] listen to how artists understand the work of Isa Genzken. To learn more about what artists have to say, take our online course, Modern and Contemporary Art, 1945-1989.