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A wide-ranging conversation between artist Amy Sillman, Museum of Modern Art curator Michelle Kuo, and October editor David Joselit on Sillman's influential Artist's Choice exhibition, The Shape of Shape, presented in the reopening of MoMA's galleries in 2019. Topics range from the re-introduction of intuition into histories of contemporary painting to strategies for expanding the modernist canon. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on the Leonardo@Djerassi collaboration, which provides residencies for artists and scientists to explore new artistic and intellectual terrain. Topics include the unique unstructured time provided to residents, the transformative nature of the experience that transcends traditional boundaries of art and science, and the recognition and awards received by works created during the residency. The article also highlights the participants of the 2022 sessions and their diverse backgrounds and disciplines.

The author introduces her thesis that, although abstract painting is considered self-referential, it is in fact a visual language that reflects reality. In describing the relation between reality and the artist, she refers primarily to her own study and experience. After explaining how painting becomes a language that reflects reality, she comments on the ideas contained in some of her own paintings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The author capsulizes influences in his life and describes how they have affected his painting and thinking. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]