Leah Bailis on film and longing, an artblog radio interview

By libby and roberta

January 24, 2011   ·   2 Comments

Leah Bailis is known for architecture fragments, which she makes, painstakingly, out of paper and cardboard. In 2010 she was a finalist for the West Prize with a large paper-architecture installation. Her recent solo show at Vox Populi, where she is a member, took a new turn, away from architectural fragments and into art about the human figure. Sculptures of a couple kissing, where one person seems to be consuming the other and photos of herself in costume as Gustav von Aschenbach, the main character in the movie version of Death in Venice. While she can’t quite put her finger on why she’s made the change or what it means, Bailis tells us she’s interested in the idea of longing–and has been a cinema buff since undergrad at Bard where she was a film major.

First, a short sample from the interview; and below that the full 12-minute episode.

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This episode is edited by Peter Crimmins. The music is by Eric Biondo. Thanks to the Knight Foundation and our series sponsor, Fleisher Art Memorial, for their support of this project. . You can subscribe to artblog radio on iTunes. And thanks to our partner WHYY, which shares artblog radio episodes on their community news site NewsWorks.org.

Tags: artblog radio, leah bailis, vox populi

2 Responses to “Leah Bailis on film and longing, an artblog radio interview”

1. Sarah McEneaney says:

   January 29, 2011 at 12:41 pm

   great interview !!
2. roberta says:

   January 29, 2011 at 4:06 pm

   Hi Sarah, isn’t it interesting? Peoples’ paths to artmaking are so varied. The stories are always great to hear. I love Leah’s story.